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The best of the week’s comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week…

Monday January 9

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: Dave Johns represents the world of comedy in this week’s challenges, pitting his trivia knowledge against that of property presenter Jasmine Harman, history professor Suzannah Lipscomb and sports presenter Jason Mohammad. BBC Two, 6pm.

KOALA MAN: In this new Aussie animated comedy, arriving on Disney+ today, creator Michael Cusack plays Kevin McKay, an ordinary middle-aged family man who decides to issue justice as the incredibly average superhero Koala Man. Co-stars include Hugh Jackman, Succession’s Sarah Snook, comic Demi Lardner and Flight Of The Conchords’ Jemaine Clement.

Thursday January 12

UNSAFE SPACE: Following a pilot last year, Radio 4 starts a full series of this provocative debate and stand-up show featuring anti-’cancel culture’ comedians such as Andrew Doyle, who in this episode interviews Billy Bragg. Stand-up - which similarly aims to reflect ‘diversity of opinion across the socio-economic divide’ comes from Rosie Wilby, Wilson Milton and Tadiwa Mahlunge.

Friday January 13

TRAVEL MAN: 48 HOURS IN VILNIUS: Joe Lycett heads to the Lithuanian capital with Sarah Millican to try hot air ballooning, cold beetroot soup and jewellery-making. Channel 4, 8.30pm

JON AND LUCY'S ODD COUPLES: In this new comedy panel show, Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont put their own marriage flaws to one side in order to judge everyone else's, by inviting two celebrity couples to go head-to-head to decide who has the best relationship. First up are Countdown maths whizz Rachel Riley and professional dancer Pasha Kovalev, and comedians Richard Herring and Catie Wilkins. They take on some patience-testing challenges, including a nightmare makeover, tackling an impossibly dirty bathroom, and a lie detector test in which one of the stars is outed as a shower pee-er…Channel 4, 9pm

QI: Ed Byrne, Cally Beaton, Jack Dee and Alan Davies answering theatre-themed questions in the latest edition of the T series. BBC Two, 9pm

LIVE AT THE APOLLO: Tonight, Kae Kurd welcomes Laura Smyth and Liam Farrelly to the stage of the Hammersmith Apollo. BBC Two, 9.45pm