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 November 5

CATHERINE BOHART: WHO RUNS THE WORLD: In this two-parter the comedian looks at the uneasy relationship between women and power. Episode one questions why women are underrepresented in Parliament and asks MP Stella Creasy, 'Who the hell would even want to be a female politician? Bohart's first stand-up special, the show was recorded in front of a studi audience at the Edimburgh Fringe. Radio 4. 7.15pm

Monday November 6

DAD'S ARMY: THE ANIMATIONS: Five more lost episodes of the classic sitcom have been animated, with original audio recordings of the voices of Arthur Lowe, John LeMesurier, Clive Dunn and John Laurie brought to life given the original flootage was waped. It comes seven years after a previous lost episode, 1969's A Stripe For Frazer was similarly reconstructed. The new series starts with The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker tonight. Gold, 8pm

BIG ZUU'S BIG EATS: Joining the rapper and his best mates Tubsey and Hyder this week is Australian comedian Sarah Kendall. After she tells them how she once ate tinned cat food while Stranded in a forest, they set out to create a cat-food-inspired dish for her… Dave, 10pm

Tuesday November 7

FLEABAG: Phoebe Waller-Bridge's award-winning play, where the BBC hit TV series all began, comes to streaming service National Theatre at Home today. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat… You can either rent the show from ntathome.com, or take out a monthly subscription for £9.99

Wednesday November 8

LAURA SMYTH: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY: Following last week's powerful TV documentary about Rhod Gilbert's experiences with cancer, it's now the turn of Laura Smyth to share her very personal story about her breast cancer diagnosis. I Don’t Know What To Say, which was recorded at Up The Creek in Greenwich, is also people’s responses to traumatic news, from pulling the wrong face to offering medical advice sourced on YouTube to simply panicking and saying nothing at all… Radio 4. 6.30pm

BIG LITTLE QUESTIONS: In this new six-part comedy series described as silly and inventive', Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill (aka Delightful Sausage) and stand-up Sunil Patel take questions from kids and attempt to answer them. Radio 4. 11pm

Thursday November 9

HULLRAISERS: The hit sitcom, adapted from an Israeli show by comic Lucy Beaumont, returns for a second series, as native Hullians Toni (Leah Brotherhead), Rana (Taj Atwal) and Paula (Sinead Matthews) deal with a fresh batch of chaos, from pregnancy and menopause to DIY - via strippergrams and buttock-cupping. Channel 4, 10pm

Friday November 10

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: Richard Ayoade will host with panellists Steph McGovern and Jamie MacDonald. BBC One, 9pm

THE LAST LEG : Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker return for a 29th series. This week's guests include fellow comedians Jon Richardson and Desiree Burch. Channel 4, 10pm

Published: 5 Nov 2023