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The best TV and radio comedy of the week

The best TV and radio comedy of the week.

Monday February 20

TV: An intimate Cutting Edge documentary charts the efforts of David Baddiel and his brothers to care for their dad, 82-year-old Colin. But their task is made even more difficult as he has a rare form of dementia called Pick's disease, which makes him prone to extreme outbursts of swearing, aggression and sexual-inappropriateness. Baddiel speaks of his father in his current stand-up show, My Family: Not The Sitcom, but The Trouble With Dad offers further insight into this heartbreaking situation. Channel 4, 9pm..

TV: Fretful comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont analyse their worry-filled lives in How To Survive The End Of The World, Channel 4's second comedian-fronted documentary of the night. But as they try to figure out what concerns are unfounded, they discover that others are really worth losing sleep over. Read an interview with Richardson about the documentary here. Channel 4, 10pm..

RADIO: Just A Minute is 50 years old this year. And for the first episode in the latest series he introduces Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Graham Norton, all trying not to deviate. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Tuesday February 21

TV: Hoo-bloody-ray! Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are back for the rest of the third series of Inside No.9, following the stray opening episode The Devil Of Christmas in December. This instalment, which also stars Jason Watkins and Philip Glenister, is about a group of friends who row over the bill following a night out at a local restaurant. And of course it spirals out of control. Set your recording devices now. Then read an interview with Pemberton and Shearsmith about the new series here BBC Two, 10pm

TV: Though it barely seems like yesterday when it first launched, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled is back for a fifth series - though it's rather unfortunate that it clashes with Inside No 9. Davina McCall, Jimmy Carr, Alice Levine and Reginald D Hunter are the guests in this opener. Dave, 10pm

TV: And another clash! Created by and starring comedian and podcaster Pete Holmes, Crashing is a new HBO comedy series following the experiences of a down-on-his-luck stand-up. When he finds out his wife has been cheating on him, Pete's suburban life unravels, motivating him to move to New York City to make his way on the comedy circuit. In order to make ends meet, he finds himself crashing on the sofas of various friends and well-wishers, including famous faces such as Sarah Silverman and TJ Miller and, in this opening episode, Artie Lange. Sky Atlantic, 10.10pm

Wednesday February 22

RADIO: It's Jocelyn returns for a second series of sketches and stand-up from Jocelyn Jee Esien. In episode one, characters include a flirty dentist, a street magician, and a cockney funeral director, played by Paul Whitehouse. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Thursday February 23

TV: Written by Tom Basden and starring Tim Key, Gap Year has smart credentials for an E4 show about youngsters cavorting around East Asia. Read Basden's thoughts on the project here.E4, 9pm

RADIO: It seems slightly unlikely, but Mark Steel is presenting a documentary about hip-hop. But he is a fan of the music – especially more obscure variations such as Icelandic, Japanese or Scottish Gallic rappers – which he will explore on Radio 4 at 11.30am today.

Published: 19 Feb 2017

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