The week's comedy on demand

The week's comedy on demand:

Tudur’s TV Flashback

Having aired on BBC Wales last night, this clip show features stand-up Tudur Owen providing a comedic voice-over to historic footage from the archives, such as a demonstration of an early microwave, the Sinclair C5 and direct-dial phones. Watch here. 

Duvet Days

Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan is Abby Hollick’s guest in this BBC podcast offering an ‘under-the-covers’ interviews. The comedy actor chats about her close-knit family and refusing to be body shamed after a theatre reviewer twice referred to her as a ‘fat girl’, when it was irrelevant to her character. Listen here.

WTF With Marc Maron

OK, so you already know about this long-running and pretty darned famous podcast; but this week’s edition is rather a nice one as Maron is joined by David Letterman, playing the interviewee for a change. Stand-up geeks will surely enjoy their reminiscences about the Los Angeles Comedy Store and its regulars, including Robin Williams and Letterman’s rival, Jay Leno.  Listen here

Kate Berlant Teaches

A new video series from the absurd American comedian, as seen on the Netflix series The Characters, instructing viewers on some of the trickier skills required in the modern world. The latest episode is how to wash dishes:

Published: 6 Jul 2019