The best comedy on demand

The best comedy on demand.

Comic Roots: Kenneth Williams

We're not quite sure why this half-hour 1983 documentary has resurface on iPayer,but we're happy it has. Kenneth Williams explores his roots in and around London's St Pancras, where he grew up, including going to the local boozer for an old-fashiond Cockney knees-up. Watch here

Spoot!

Radio 4 has just piloted this Harry Hill comedy about Britain's oldest – albeit fictional – sport, coming from the commentary box high above the Swaffham Arena. Hill co-wrote it with Graeme Garden and it features Gaby Logan, Simon Greenall, Felicity Montagu, Phil Cornwall, Natasha Demetriou, Chris Packham, Charlotte Green and voiceover king Peter Dixon. Listen on iPlayer here

Putting It Out There

Dutch comedian and physicist Eline Van Der Velden has made a series of shorts for BBC Three in which she conducts social experiments on the streets. The first of five episodes in Putting It Out There went up this week in which she tried to discover why we don't find kissing disgusting, since we'd never otherwise want to taste someone else's saliva. Future episodes cover female body hair, personal space, obedience and whether high heels make women sexier.

Asian Network Comedy

A new instalment in the occasional series of stand-up showcases filmed for the BBC Asian Network. This time hosts some of the biggest UK stand-up comedians and fresh new talent. Tez Ilyas, Nabil Abdulrashid, Amir Khoshsokhan, Aatif Nawaz, Sukh Ojla, and host Tommy Sandhu do their stuff at the Watford Palace Theatre. Watch here.

Apparently This Matters

This week's guest on the American interview series is Sam Morril, who discusses offensive jokes with host Jarrett Bellini, arguing that cracking dark gags does not make you a bad person:

Published: 11 Feb 2017