Comics star in Garrett Millerick sitcom

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

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

Sunday July 28

SAUCY! SECRETS OF THE BRITISH SEX COMEDY: TRUE CONFESSIONS: A two-part look at 1970s British sex comedies, such as Adventures of a Taxi Driver and Come Play with Me, which arguably saved the British film industry from financial ruin with their successful mix of double-entendres and adult content. In this episode, trouser-dropping leading man Robin Asquith reveals how Confessions of a Window Cleaner became the most successful home-grown movie of 1974, inspiring dozens of copycat titles and making his backside the most famous in British history. Channel 4, 10pm

Monday July 29

FUTURAMA: Fry, Leela, Bender and the rest are back for a ten-episode 12th season of Matt Groening’s animated sci-fi comedy. Disney+

Tuesday July 30

BATTLE IN THE BOX: Tonight and tomorrow Guz Khan and Rachel Parris take on Amy Gledhill and Josh Pugh in the Jimmy Carr-fronted gameshow U&Dave, 9pm

DO GOODERS: This new workplace comedy from stand-up Garrett Millerick is set behind the scenes of fictional mid-level, none-too-sexy charity, The Alzheimers Alliance. It features a host of familiar comedy names, too, including Cold Feet’s Fay Ripley, Mum’s Lisa McGrillis and comedians Frank Skinner, Ahir Shah and Ania Magliano.Radio 4, 6.30pm.

Wednesday July 31

JOSH WIDDICOMBE: BIT MUCH: Recorded live at The London Palladium, this stand-up special tackles all the big topics, such as advent calendars, weddings and the closing time of his local park. Sky Comedy, 9.30pm

DESMOND'S All six series of the ground-breaking comedy set in Peckham, South London, arrive on streaming service U, although it's long been available on Channel 4's catch-up service. The show, which originally ran from 1989 to 1994, features a predominantly black British Guyanese cast with Norman Beaton as barber Desmond Ambrose, whose shop is a gathering place for an assortment of local characters including Porkpie (Ram John Holder) and perpetual student Matthew (Gyearbuor Asante).

Thursday August 1

FRANK FOUCAULT: LIVE: The off-the-wall comic alter ego of Luke Smith releases his special for free on YouTube today.

Friday August 2

8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN: Alan Carr and Munya Chawawa take on Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney while swashbuckling Don Rodolfo (Ciarán Dowd) joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Channel 4, 9pm

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Published: 28 Jul 2024