...and new shows from Lucy Beaumont and Catherine Tate this week

Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand this week.

Monday April 11

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: This week, stand-up Chloe Petts and Gavin & Stacey’s Mathew Horne take on weather presenter (and Piers Morgan nemesis) Alex Beresford and Martel Maxwell from Homes Under The Hammer. BBC Two, 6pm

TRAVEL MAN: 48 HOURS IN SPLIT: Aisling Bea, who went to Budapest with Richard Ayoade, now travels to Croatia with Joe Lycett. They take a speedboat transfer from the airport to the centre of the city, Joe climbs to the top of the cathedral's bell tower, and there’s a visit to Froggyland, a museum populated by hundreds of stuffed frogs. Channel 4. 8.30pm

THE NEIGHBORHOOD: New to E4, this US comedy stars New Girl’s Max Greenfield as a friendly guy from the Midwest who moves his family to a predominantly black Los Angeles neighbourhood next door to Calvin Butler (Cedric The Entertainer). It’s just been renewed for a fifth season by US broadcaster CBS, but here we start from the pilot, with two episodes airing every weekday at this time. E4, 3pm

Tuesday April 12

DERRY GIRLS: The long-awaited return of Lisa McGee's comedy for a third and - boo! - final series. There's hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over, but our gang's troubles only seem to get worse as they get closer to 'adulthood'. Awaiting their GCSE results in episode one are Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland) and their friends Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell) and her English cousin James (Dylan Llewellyn). Channel 4, 9.15pm

HULLRAISERS: Completing a double-bill of new female-led comedy is Lucy Beaumont’s new show, set in her home town and following Toni (Leah Brotherhead), Rana (Taj Atwal) and Paula (Sinéad Matthews), as they juggle kids, family, work, demanding friends and frustrating playground-parents. Beaumont co-wrore the show with Anne-Marie O'Connor and Caroline Moran, and she talks about the show here. Channel 4, 9.45pm

HARD CELL: In ths new Netflix mockumentary, set in a fictional female prison, Catherine Tate plays six characters including Big Viv, the psychopath lifer and Laura Willis, the governor who believes creativity leads to rehabilitation. In that spirit, the inmates rehearse a musical directed by Cheryl Fergison, who played Heather Trott in EastEnders. Click here for a guide to Tate's characters in the show.

Thursday April 14

TASKMASTER: It’s back for a 13th series with Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love and Sophie Duker trying to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies with how they perform the challenges set by little Alex Horne. They include trying to paint perfectly with their lips, effectively wrangle a cement mixer, and chase Alex around a tree while he's pedalling a tricycle. Channel 4, 9pm

THE TIM ​VINE CHAT SHOW: The comedian tells some jokes and chats to the Great British public in this Easter special. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Friday April 15

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: Jack Dee guest hosts. BBC One, 9pm

Saturday April 16

50 YEARS WITHOUT A CLUE: Radio 4’s Archive Hour features a selection of clips and quips from half a century of the antidote to panel games, presented by Greg James. Radio 4, 8pm. And next week Radio 4 Extra airs some classic episodes, starting with the very first one at 9am on Monday.

Published: 10 Apr 2022