The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio

Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: 

Sunday August 13

BEHIND YOUR TOUCH: New to Netflix is this bizarre Korean comedy thriller about an ambitious detective who joins forces with a vet who can see into the past of any living creature, just by touching them on the bottom.

Monday August 14

ALISON & LARRY:BILLERICAY: In this new three-part series, Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb - aka Pam and Mick Shipman from Gavin & Stacey - embark on the 210-mile road trip  from Billericay in Essex to Barry Island in South Wales that was so central to the hit sitcom.  Gold, 8pm

Tuesday August 15

HENPOCALYPSE: A new comedy about a hen do at the end of the world. Zara and her bridal party leave their Birmingham council estate for a messy weekend in an isolated Welsh cottage. However, the fun gets derailed by the apocalypse. With only their plastic hen do tat, a rapidly diminishing supply of novelty chocolate penises and zero survival skills to call on, how will the women fare against Armageddon? Written by Caroline Moran – who has described it as being like a female Lord Of The Flies, the sereie stars Elizabeth Berrington, Callie Cooke, Lucie Shorthouse, Lauren O’Rourke and Kate O’Flynn – and features a cameo from Danny Dyer. BBC Two, 10pm

Wednesday August 16

SARAH KEYWORTH: ARE YOU A BOY OR A GIRL?: The comic returns with a second series of her stand-up show about personal journey with gender fluidity and androgyny. Radio 4, 11.15pm

Friday August 18

FRIDAY NIGHT COMEDY SPECIAL: THE UNITED NATIONS OF NEWS In this week's one-off, Ria Lina heads a crack team of comics from around the globe including Daliso Chaponda (Malawi), Ignacio Lopez (Spain) and Heidi Regan (Australia) to discuss the UK's biggest stories before looking at what's hitting the headlines in their homelands. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe.  Radio 4, 6.30pm

Published: 13 Aug 2023