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The best of the comedy week ahead

The comedy week ahead...

Sunday July 17

LIVE IN LONDON: Milton Jones mixes old and new material at the Logan Hall, as part of the Just For Laughs London festival.

LIVE IN DERBY: Hurry down to Bar One for a full day of shows being developed for the Edinburgh Fringe. They acts are all established circuit names – Addy Van Der Borgh, Alfie Moore, Ellie Taylor,Lloyd Griffith, Russell Hicks and Stuart Mitchell – so even though it’s work in progress, the minimum standard should be decent. It all kicks off at 2pm.

Tuesday July 19

TV: You probably don’t need comedians to make the current political omnishambles any more of a laughing stock. Still, Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse prank the lead players in the EU referendum in Brexageddon?!, a one-off show from the team behind The Revolution Will Be Televised. BBC Two, 10pm

Wednesday July 20

TV: Simon Callow plays The Rebel in a new sitcom for Gold based on Andrew Birch's cartoon strip in Oldie Magazine He plays Henry Palmer, a near 70-year-old who looks respectable, but has not lost the rebellious spirit of his Mod youth. The three-parter also stars Anna Crilly as his daughter, Cath and Amit Shah as her husband Jeremy. In the opening episode, Henry confronts a thief who raids the till from a charity shop run by Margaret (Anita Dobson). Read an interview with Callow here. Gold, 10pm.

LIVE IN LONDON: The Ealing Comedy Festival resumes with ex-Week Mocker Andy Parsons, middle-class observations from Hal Cruttenden and world-weary Sean Hughes; tomorrow silent comedy genius Boy With Tape On His Face headlines; and on Friday there’s another packed gala with the likes of John Moloney, Phil Nichol and the Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue, hosted by Shappi Khorsandi.

Thursday July 22

LIVE IN LONDON: An enormous line-up of comedians play the Conway Hall in what’s being billed as a Rally To Restore Sanity… though after the tumultuous events of the past few weeks this might be beyond the sticking-plaster of a comedy gig. Turning out for the event, which will raise money for refugees, are - deep breath - Andy Zaltzman, Angela Barnes, Dana Alexander, Eleanor Tiernan, Jay Foreman,Jessica Fostekew, Jim Smallman, Keith Farnan, Mitch Benn, Nick Doody, Nish Kumar, Phil Nichol, Phill Jupitus, Pippa Evans, Tez Ilyas,Tiernan Douieb and Tiff Stevenson.

Friday July 22

TV: Friday Night Dinner returns for another series of misadventures with brothers Adam (Simon Bird) and Jonny (Tom Rosenthal) returning to Mum and Dad's house (Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter) for the weekly ritual. Channel 4, 10pm

LIVE IN LONDON: Firebrand rapscallion Andrew Maxwell headlines at Up The Creek in Greenwich, ably supported by Lloyd Griffith and hosted by the voice of Love Island, Iain Stirling.