TV picks: Sky airs Tom Davis stand-up special
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…:
Monday August 19
WE MIGHT REGRET THIS: Filmmaker and activist Kyla Harris is behind this new comedy in which she plays artist Freya who moves to London to be with Abe, a silver fox lawyer played by Darren Boyd who thinks he’s the old dog that can learn new tricks. Because of Freya’s disability, there's a third wheel in the relationship, her 24-hour live-in personal care assistant – her chaotic best friend Jo. Harris and co-creator Lee Getty say they hoped their 'messiest and most joyous lived experiences of friendship, love and disability can amuse audiences'. BBC Two,10pm
Tuesday August 20
CUCKOO: Following the launch of We Might Regret This yesterday, BBC Two is using the same 10pm slot to strip comedy re-runs across the week (since there's no money for new ones, presumably. Tonight it starts with series two of Cuckoo, starring Helen Baxendale, Greg Davies and Taylor Lautner. Tomorrow it's To The Manor Born, Thursday it's Detectorists and in something of a change of style, Friday's it's Mrs Browns Boys. BBC Two,10pm BBC Two,10pm
Wednesday August 21
ITVX PRESENTS: LIVE COMEDY FROM THE EDINBURGH FRINGE: Over the next four nights, Judi Love hosts festival showcases featuring the likes of Sophie Duker, Ivo Graham, Jason Byrne, Chloe Petts, Larry Dean, Huge Davies, Josh Jones and Colin Hoult. The shows will be streamed live from TheSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall. ITVX, 10.30pm
TOM DAVIS: UNDERDOG: A stand-up special in which the King Gary and Murder In Successville star 'explores life as the longshot'. From leaving school with no qualifications to years working on building sites, the difficult road to fatherhood, and on to acting in blockbuster films. Sky Comedy, 9pm
Thursday August 22
ROSIE JONES’S DISABILITY COMEDY EXTRAVAGANZA: A third series of the stand-up showcase features Jonny Pelham, Lara Ricote, Tim Renkow, David Eagle, Dean T Beirne, Eryn Tett and Emman Idama. U&Dave, 10pm
CLASSIC MOVIES - THE STORY OF...: Documentary about the making of The Producers, Mel Brooks's satire on the nature of art and history. Sky Arts, 8pm
Friday August 23
THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF TELLY Jimmy Carr is the question master as Babatunde Aléshé, Daisy May Cooper, Natasia Demetriou, Jamie Demetriou, Judi Love and Russell Howard compete to see who knows the most about TV. Channel 4, 9pm
Published: 18 Aug 2024