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

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

Monday March 10

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: A rerun of episodes from 2022 this week as comedians Des Clarke and Rachel Fairburn take on DJ Trevor Nelson and Fresh Meat and Hebburn actress Kimberley Nixon. BBC Two, 6pm

Thursday March 13

EVERYBODY’S LIVE WITH JOHN MULANEY:  In a Netflix first, the idiosyncratic comedian hosts a live talk show. Though the time difference means it goes out at 2am UK time (ie in the very early hours of Friday). Described as 'reckless', the show will air for 12 consecutive weeks, with a second series already green-lit.

Friday March 14

THE FLATSHARE: Originally made for the Paramount+ streamer in 2022, this Briitsh sitcom stars Jessica Brown Findlay and Anthony Welsh as two strangers who share the same apartment, but at different times of the day. Based on Beth O'Leary's 2019 novel of the same name, the six-part series features appearances from Dustin Demri-Burns and Jo Martinm too. Channel 5, 9pm

THE LAST LEG: Joining the boys this time are comedian Eshaan Akbar and actor Rose Ayling-Ellis.Channel 4, 10pm

PADDY YOUNG:HUNGRY, HORNY, SCARED: The winner of Chortle’s 2024 best newcomer award releases the special that got him nominated in the same category at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards the previous year. The show will be avalable on a pick-your-own-price basis from the website of producers 800 Pound Gorilla today before being made available for free from March 28. In the show, Young talks about leaving a nightmare flatshare to move back in with his parents, but while he's in the gutter, he’s looking down on all of you….

Published: 9 Mar 2025