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

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

Sunday October 8

I'M ALL RIGHT JACK: The classic 1959 Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas comedy in which an upper-class Army man takes a job in industry and accidentally starts a strike. Talking Pictures TV, 6.30pm

Monday October 9

RICHARD OSMAN'S HOUSE OF GAMES: Comedian Amy Gledhill, Inbetweeners star James Buckley, journalist Romilly Weeks and actor Gary Wilmot play this week's trivia-based games. BBC Two, 6pm

RHOD GILBERT'S GROWING PAINS: This week's guests are Grace Campbell, Judi Love and Zeze Millz. Comedy Central, 9pm

Wednesday October 11

DAVID MITCHELL'S OUTSIDERS: The comedy survival series returns for a third series with Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty, Guz Khan, Judi Love, Chris McCausland and Laura Smyth being set outdoorsy challenges by the host. In the first episode, he asks them to smuggle substantial amounts of contraband past a strict border control officer and devise an entertaining, yet educational fable for a group of underwhelmed children. Dave, 10pm

DALISO CHAPONDA: CITIZEN OF NOWHERE: A third series of the British-based Malawian comic's stand-up show. Radio 4, 6.30pm

NJAMBI MCGRATH: BLACK BLACK: A new autobiographical series from the Kenyan comic sees her living in London with her white husband and British children … quite literally in bed with the coloniser. Radio 4, 11pm

Thursday October 12

C*A*U*G*H*T: This new ITVX comedy revolves around four Australian soldiers who are sent on a secret mission to the war-torn island nation of Behati-Prinsloo and captured by freedom fighters. The Australian authorities, who aren’t supposed to be in Behati-Prinsloo, cut the boys loose. Rather than go home to nothing, they produce a hostage video that goes viral. When the soldiers reach celebrity status, they realise that being caught might just be the best thing that could've happened to them… Read an interview about the show here.

Friday October 13

FRASIER: The reboot comes to Paramount+ with Kelsey Grammer reprising his title role and moving back to Boston to reconnect with his son Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott). Nicholas Lyndhurst also features as Frasier’s old college friend turned university professor Alan, with an early review describing him as 'deliciously dry'.

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU Alexander Armstrong guests hosts for a record 40th time. He says: 'I can’t believe I’ve done 40 of these. You’d honestly have hoped I’d be better at it by now. I cross my fingers after every series that they’ll have me back. And I still seem to be getting away with it. Have I learnt any tips over the 40 shows on how to control Ian and Paul? Um, No.' BBC One, 9pm

Published: 8 Oct 2023