Comics release stand-up specials for free

The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming

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

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MARK WATSON: THE INFINITE SHOW: The comic’s 2018 stand-up show about trying to have more empathy has been released on YouTube for free, having previously been available as a paid-for download. Watch the show, filmed in his native Bristol in 2020, here. here.

JUSTIN MOORHOUSE: STRETCH & THINK: Another addition to YouTube is, Moorhouse’s 2022 show about the pains of ageing and ultimately facing up to mortality. The comic says: ‘This isn’t just any show; it’s the best hour of stand-up I’ve ever done, I’m incredibly proud of it. Captured at the beautiful Shakespeare North in Prescot, this special hopefully will have you laughing, reflecting, and maybe even shedding a tear. Stretch and Think is all about me at this point in my life, being dead honest and open about what I think. It took me 25 years to get here and I feel I’m only just beginning.’ Watch here

Wednesday July 3

ME AND THE FARMER: Comedian Jim Smith talks about his life as a working farmer in rural Perthshire in this new series, telling honest anecdotes about life on his family farm to a live audience in his nearest city of Perth. Radio 4, 11pm

BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F: Eddie Murphy is back on the beat in Beverly Hills in this new Netflix movie. Axel Foley (Murphy) and his daughter (Taylour Paige) team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.

Thursday July 4

PAUL WHITEHOUSE’S SKETCH SHOW YEARS: This week, Whitehouse looks back at the 1980s with Not The Nine O’Clock News, Fry & Laurie, Victoria Wood Naked Video and a young Lenny Henry. Read an interview with Whitehouse about the show here. Gold, 10pm

Friday July 5

THE LAST LEG: ELECTION SPECIAL: Adam Hills, Josh Widdecombe and Alex Brooker reflect on what just happened… Channel 4, 10pm

NIKI GLASER: SOMEDAY YOU’LL DIE: In her second stand-up special, released on HBO in the States earlier this year, Nikki Glaser dives into why she doesn’t want kids, the harsh realities of ageing, her sexual fantasies, and plans for her death.. Sky Comedy, 9pm

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Published: 30 Jun 2024