The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio

The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.

Sunday November 24

CELEBRITY CATCHPHRASE: Inside No 9 duo Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith team up to take on Red Dwarf's Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn, and Nina Wadia and Lynda Baron from Still Open All Hours in the say-what-you-see quiz ITV, 8pm

Monday November 25

DAVE GORMAN: TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY: Rose Matafeo, Phil Wang and Marcus Brigstocke are the guests in this week's episode, tantalisingly entitled Mr. Blobby's Lament. Dave, 10pm

Tuesday November 26

LIVE AT THE APOLLO: Tonight, Darren Harriott introduces Jessica Fostekew and Stephen Bailey BBC Two, 10pm

Wednesday November 27

VIC & BOB'S BIG NIGHT OUT: Messrs Reeves and Mortimer return for another four episodes of brilliant weirdness, including Judge Nutmeg dispensing his usual brand of twisted justice, The Ghost Hunters on the prowl in a social club once popular with the leading pop stars, and Bob going s back to the 1980s with a special musical performance. Here is the result of what happened when the pair tried to interview each other...BBC Four, 10pm

Thursday November 28

UPRIGHT: Tim Minchin and newcomer Milly Alcock star in this comedy-drama about a 2,500-mile road trip from Sydney to Perth. Lucky Flynn, played by Minchin, is a gifted pianist, whose talent for music is matched only by his talent for self-destruction. When he learns that his mother has only days left to live, he sets off on a cross-country road trip to say goodbye, taking with him his only cherished possession in the world: a battered and scarred upright piano. After picking up tough teenager Meg (Alcock) in the middle of the desert, the two embark on a roller-coaster of a journey. Read an interview with Minchin discussing the show here. Sky Atlantic, 10pm

RICH HALL'S (US) BREAKDOWN: Pity poor Rich Hall as he has to really scratch around deep into American politics in the home of finding something, anything, that might be unusual, ridiculous or worthy of his mockery...As if! The show also features Nick Doody, Lewis Mcleod, Emma Sidi and Jen Kirkman. Radio 4, 6.30pm.

Saturday November 30

LISTEN TO LES: A rerun of last year's three-hour Radio 4 Extra compilation in which comedian Ray Peacock (aka Ian Boldsworth) examines the work of his comedy hero, Les Dawson. The comic spent many years working on a comprehensive biography of Les Dawson, meeting Dawson's colleagues and family and is here joined by fans and friends as well as diving into the archives. Radio 4 Extra, 9am

Published: 24 Nov 2019