Jamali meets the cults

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

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

Monday September 16

OUT OF ORDER: Rosie Jones’s panel show is back for a second series on Comedy Central, with Judi Love and Katherine Ryan returning as team captains – plus Johnny Vegas as a guest captain for one episode. The other names taking part in the six-part series are Chloe Petts, Josh Jones, Kerry Godliman, Mike Wozniak, Roisin Conaty, Rhys James, Scarlett Moffatt, Thanyia Moore and Rhys James. Comedy Central, 9pm

Tuesday September 17

JAMALI MADDIX: FOLLOW THE LEADER: In this new series the comedian investigates religious cults, political movements, underground radicals and ostracised groups. In episode one, he travels across America to spend time with some of the country’s most prolific vigilante paedophile hunters. U&Dave, 9pm

HOWIE MANDEL DOES A SHOW: The Canadian comic and America's Got Talent judge releases his first comedy album in nearly 40 years on all streaming platforms, digital stores, and at howiemandel.com.

Wednesday September 18

CHRIS RAMSEY: LIVE IN LONDON: The comic's new stand-up special, recorded at the Royal Court Theatre, covers his domestic frustrations and flawed attempts to be a good parent, as well as offering a glimpse behind the scenes on Strictly. Sky Comedy, 9pm

Friday September 20

FRASIER: The second series of the rebooted sitcom arrives on Paramount with Kelsey Grammer's title character back in Boston with a new supporting cast (including Nicholas Lyndhurst as an old Oxford chum). This series, Peri Gilpin revives her role as Roz, while the psychiatrist also makes a return trip to Seattle, where he runs into Bulldog, Gil Chesterton and the rest of the KACL radio crew, as well as his old agent Bebe Glazer.

Saturday September 21

RANDY FELTFACE’S DESTRUCTION MANUAL: The purple puppet stand-up ater-ego of Australian performer Heath McIvor makes his Radio 4 debut with an anarchic investigation of the end of the world and what we can all do to speed up the apocalypse. BBC Radio 4

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Published: 15 Sep 2024