The week's best comedy on demand

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WATSONATHON 2: Mark Watson's latest 24-hour charity show continues until 9pm. The donation page is here, and watch on Twitch. 

THE HAUNTENING: For Halloween, Radio 4 has just aired a third series of this modern ghost story from comedian Tom Neenan about what horrors may lurk in our apps and gadgets. Three of the four episodes are available here, with the final instalment airing at 11pm on Wednesday.

HANNIBAL BURESS: LIVE FROM CHICAGO: This full comedy special, recorded in his hometown in 2014, has been uploaded to YouTube by America's Comedy Central. In it, he discusses topics such as throwing a parade in New Orleans and flirting with Scarlett Johansson.

BUT...WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM?: The BBC Asian Network comedy podcast has retuned for a second series with Eshaan Akbar, Nim Odedra and Sunil Patel talk to guests about what it means to be British Asian today. All episodes are here

Saturday October 31

ALL KILLA NO FILLA LIVE: Apt for Halloween as comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean explore their shared passion for serial killers in this live version of their macabre, but funny, podcast, streaming live from the Monkey Barrel comedy club in Edinburgh. Tickets, priced £10, are available here

COMICS' BOOKS: The podcast in which comedians pick their desert island reads returns with host Lucy Danser interviewing ​Tez Ilyas​, ​Viv Groskop, ​Stuart Goldsmith,​ Angela Barnes​, J​oe Jacobs​ ​and ​Ola Labib​ over the series.

Monday November 2

TODAYFUL: Scriptwriting comedy duo The 2 Jonnies (aka Jon Hickman and Jon Bounds) today launch a topical podcast with the top stories and headlines red by voice actor Matthew Keylock. This trailer offers a sample with topics including an Australian-style deal on Brexit 'where everything is on fire, people shout all the time, and there are deadly spiders under the toilet seat'

Tuesday November 3

ALISTAIR GREEN: VOLUME TWO: The comedian and Mash Report regulars will be showing more of the videos he’s shot in his front room on an iPhone on the big screen. Then you can watch them back on your bombe devices as this screening of the feature-length compilation at the Prince Charles Cinema in London is streamed online There's also a live Q&A afterwards. It kicks off at 6.45pm and tickets, priced £9.50, are available here

JOKES AND SPOKES: Frankie Boyle headlines this online fundraiser for the Bike Project, which provides bicycles for refugees and asylum seekers. The strong bill also includes Richard Herring, Andy Zaltzman, Athena Kugblenu, Evelyn Mok,, Jen Brister,, Suzi Ruffell and Kemah Bob. Tickers here

Wednesday November 4

POPPY HILLSTEAD HAS ENTERED THE CHAT: The comedian launches a second series of her podcast in which she dives into the treacherous depths of internet chatrooms. And there's a trailer...

✨POPPY HILLSTEAD HAS ENTERED THE CHAT: SERIES 2 is out on the 4th of November! Listen on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Acast or wherever you get your pods! Here's the TRAIILER! ✨https://t.co/1QbvKSNeDk #poppyhillsteadhasenteredthechat #PHHETC pic.twitter.com/MNF050JKOH

— Poppy Hillstead (@poppyhillstead) October 27, 2020

Published: 31 Oct 2020