The week's best comedy on demand

The week's best comedy on demand.

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FEEL GOOD: The second and concluding season of Mae Martin's semi-autobiographical comedy about addiction, anxiety and relationships landed on Netflix yesterday. Exclusive to the streaming service, after the first series aired on Channel 4, the new episodes follow the fictional Mae through rehab, through trying to figure out her relationship with the previously straight George (Charlotte Ritchie) and though working out her issues through her stand-up.

ALAN DAVIES: THE SEVEN PILLARS: The comic joins the army of podcasters, asking his guests to talk about their favourite film scene, event, location, music, literature, food and memory. Romesh Ranganathan is the first guest in the series available from the usual podcast sources

INSIDE IN THE THEM BRAIN: Stand-up and 'woke geezer' Rich Wilson renames his Insane In The Men Brain mental health podcast as he interviews non-binary guests for Pride Month, kicking off this week with artist Aislinn.

Monday June 7

FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK…: This is the title of the latest book of facts from the QI elves, who will be appearing at this live online event for anyone who has brought a copy from a participating independent bookshop or via Bookshop.org. Buyers will be emailed a link to tonight's event in which Andrew Hunter Murray, Anne Miller and James Rawson will be answering obscure and offbeat questions.

Wednesday June 9

BBC SCOTLAND COMEDY SHORTS: Four new female-led ideas are piloted on iPlayer today, each getting three five-minute episodes. They are: Dregs in which comedian Susan Riddell plays a woman back living with her mum; a sketch show from Gayle Telfer Stevens and Louise McCarthy; Two For One, about two department store workers; and Who Runs The World? from impressionist Elizabeth Caproni.

Friday June 11

FLEABAG: Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s stage performance of Fleabag, recorded during a sold-out West End run in 2019, lands on Amazon Prime Video today as part of a tie-up with the National Theatre. Read our review here

THREE LITTLE WORDS: John Bishop and his pal Tony Pitts start a second season of their podcast, in which guests reveal three words which mean something to them, as well as one word they never want to hear again. It will be available exclusively on Amazon Music.

Published: 5 Jun 2021