The comedy week ahead

The comedy week ahead...

Sunday April 5

ONLINE: The first in the new series of iPlayer shorts Matt Berry Does… launches on iPlayer today.  Following the success of his Lone Wolf and Wild Love, in which he provided spoof voiceovers for wildlife footage, this one offers a curious look at   The Boat Race, a week before the annual  Oxford/Cambridge clash.

LIVE IN BATH: The Bath Comedy Festival trundles on all week. Tonight’s pick is a diverse double-bill at the city’s cricket club, with smart and cynical Nick Doody followed by the uncanny musical impersonations of Chortle-nominated Jess Robinson in The Mighty Voice.

Tuesday April 7

RADIO: Award-winning sketch character duo Max and Ivan come to Radio 4 - with the help of a guest appearance from June Whitfield – in the first episode of The Casebook Of Max And Ivan. Other star names appearing in the series include Reece Shearsmith, Jessica Hynes and Matt Lucas. Radio 4, 6.30pm

LIVE IN LONDON: Yacine Belhousse, the French comedian championed by Eddie Izzard, reprises his English language debut with a pay-by-donation show at the Camden Head in Islington, ahead of a Soho Theatre appearance on Monday. Click here for our review of the show at Edinburgh.

LIVE IN LONDON: Meanwhile, south of the River, you can witness the splendid line-up of Adam Riches, Hal Cruttenden, and Nick Helm all for just £6, up-close and intimate at the Camberwell Arms.

LIVE IN MANCHESTER: Nish Kumar’s playfully clever show Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity takes up the lion’s share of XS Malarkey tonight, with booming up-and-comer Garrett Millerick among the support.

Thursday April 9

LIVE IN LONDON: The purple upside-down cow is back, with its annual two-and-a-bit month residency in the shadow of the London Eye on the South Bank. Proceedings kick off with an opening gala featuring Showstoppers, John Robertson, David Mills, Morgan and West, Magical Bones and Ellie Taylor and hosted by Mark Dolan

Friday April 10

CINEMA IN LONDON: The Barbican has invited eight comedians, writers and producers to choose and introduce their favourite funny movie in the new series, This Made Me Laugh, which kicks off tonight with Andrew Collins and (on tape) David Sedaris introducing the Cohen brothers’ version of True Grit. Tomorrow John Lloyd introduces Naked Gun and Lenny Henry presents Blazing Saddles.

RADIO: Topical impressions show Dead Ringers returns just in time for the election campaign (though impartiality laws might make that a little tricky) with Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey, Lewis MacLeod and Debra Stephenson. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Published: 5 Apr 2015