Time for The Change

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…:

Sunday March 23

KEN DODD: A LEGACY OF HAPPINESS: This 105-minute film about the comic’s seven-decade career also offers a rare insight into his closely guarded private life as well as extracts from the notebooks he wanted burned on his death. However, his wife, Lady Anne, decided they were too important to destroy. Other contributors include Sir Ian McKellen, Tim Vine, Stephen K Amos and Lee Mack. BBC Two, 9pm

Monday March 24

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: Stand-up Larry Dean represents the world of comedy in this week's run of repeats, taking on presenter Kirsty Gallagher, former hockey player Sam Quek and author Lemn Sissay. BBC Two, 6pm

Tuesday March 25

THE CHANGE: Bridget Christie's comedy is back for a much-anticipated second series. We pick up the story of her character, Linda who upped sticks from a family who takes her for granted to go and live in a caravan in the Forest of Dean. In series two, faced with the repercussions of the lies she's told, starting off with a trial in front of the whole town that inadvertently kicks off a revolution. Laura Checkley joins this series' cast as a third Eel Sister, Theresa. Elsewhere – and close to home for Christie – Tony (Paul Whitehouse) is struggling with the idea of a woman winning a comedy competition. The series opener is followed by episode two, and Christie talks about The Change's return here. Channel 4, 10pm

NEIL AND MARTIN'S BON VOYAGE: Men Behaving Badly stars Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey reunite for a tour around Southern France, where Morrissey now lives. Across the three-part series, the duo canoe down the Dordogne, descend deep into magnificent underground caves, and go cycling through the vineyards of Bordeaux, naturally sampling a drop or two of fine wine along the way. The show has already been described as 'an amusingly juvenile version of The Trip'. U&Gold, 9pm

CHELSEA HANDLER: THE FEELING: In her third Netflix comedy special, Chelsea Handler takes the stage recounting her own birth, unexpected encounters, her adolescent business ventures and a frenzy of ill-timed events all motivated by "the feeling'.

Wednesday March 26

THE STUDIO: In this Apple TV+ comedy Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. Well, films at least.

Thursday March 27

JEFF INNOCENT: SMART CASUAL: After almost three decades as a club circuit headliner, the comic found online success in 2024 with a series of viral stand-up clips. Now, he’s releasing his long-awaited debut special, Smart Casual, filmed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. in East London, which will be streaming free from today on his YouTube channel.

DOUGLAS ADAMS: THE MAN WHO IMAGINED OUR FUTURE: This documentary about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy creator focusses on his visionary approach to technology and environmentalism and features interviews with family and friends including comedians Stephen Fry, Griff Rhys Jones, Robin Ince, and producer and former flatmate John Lloyd. Sky Arts , 8pm

SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST: In the second series of the Netfilx series based on Michelle Buteau's essay, the comedian plays plus-sized and newly single stylist Mavis Beaumont working to rebuild her life.

Friday March 28

HOW'S SHE CUTTIN'?: Claire Corrigan created this Northern Irish comedy, and stars as the 'charming but chaotic' Claire, determined to meet and marry the farmer of her dreams. After being kicked out of the cattle mart for flirting, she spots a good-looking stranger (Adam Gillian) and thinks her luck could be in. He’s a farm-phobic American lawyer who has just inherited one, so Claire must do everything she can to stop him from selling up and heading back to New York. The series – commissioned following a series of shorts released last year also features Emer Maguire, Jo Donnelly and Brendan Quinn BBC One Northern Ireland, 10.40pm.

THE LAST LEG: Joining the boys in the last episode of the series are Roisin Conaty and Tom Davis. Channel 4, 10pm