The week's best comedy on demand

The week's best comedy on demand. For more streaming gigs use the search box with 'online' as the region.

Today

LIVE AT THE COVID ARMS: By far the most success fun of all the online gigs that sprang up this year, this virtual pup entertainment ends 2020 with a packed line-up comprising Darren Harriot, Will Duggan, Jonathan Mayor, Sara Barron, Scott Bennet, Nish Kumar, Rachel Fairburn, Mark Watson, Rosie Jones, Sindhu Vee and Sara Pascoe – as well as resident MC Kiri Pritchard-McLean. She and her team have so far raised £120,000 for the Trussell Trust, which runs UK food banks. Donate £2 or more to watch here from 7pm.

Sunday December 6

A FRISKY & MANNISH CHRISTMAS: Grab your cowbell and don your glitteriest outfit, as the fabulously entertaining pop parodists are streaming a festive special from 6.30pm tonight on YouTube.

LET'S KILL TWITTER: Hosted by comedian Sajeela Kershi and journalist turned publicist Julian Hall, this new show aims to delve deeper into what's happening on social media. Guests in tonight's show, which starts at 8pm, are political comics Ayesha Hazarika and Erich McElroy. Details here

Monday December 7

MY DAD WROTE A PORNO: The award-winning comedy podcast is back with a double helping of festive smut, followed by a second episode out next Monday. Jamie Morton, James Cooper, and Alice Levine will discuss a new chapter of the erotic adventures of Rocky Flintstone that they say 'is so long that, like the Christmas turkey, it can't be consumed in one sitting.'

Wednesday December 9

PETRICHOR: An impressive array of cutting-edge comedy talent has been assembled for this web series, offering behind-the-scenes footage of a fictional, crowdfunded short film. The Pin's Alex Owen leads a cast that includes Ellie White, Al Roberts, Lolly Adefope, Jason Forbes, Katy Wix, Mark Silcox, Freya Parker, Kath Hughes, Ben Ashenden, Edward Easton, Celeste Dring, Adam Drake and Shivani Thussu. The semi-improvised show was created, directed and written by Will Farrell and Ben Rowse, known for his live work with Goose. The series will be released here in four weekly episodes – and here's a trailer:

Thursday December 10

THE BEST OF AN AUDIENCE WITH: A selection of the best episodes of this long-running show arrives on subscription streaming service Britbox today. Billy Connolly, Bob Monkhouse, Harry Hill, Jimmy Tarbuck, Ken Dodd, Kenneth Williams, Peter Ustinov, Ronnie Corbett, Victoria Wood and Dame Edna are among the performers holding court.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT: This short film starring Hugo Chegwin, Felicity Montagu and David Schaal and revolving around a tense family man was named best comedy at the Montreal Independent Film Festival earlier this year. It's released online today here.

Friday December 11

FEMINISTMAS COMEDY FUNDRAISER: Josie Long, Athena Kugblenu, Catherine Bohart and Deborah Frances-White will bestselling the coffers of the Women's Equality Party with this online gig, from 9pm. Tickets here

Published: 5 Dec 2020