The best comedy on demand

This week’s best comedy shows on demand.

Bruvs

Dave this week started showing the new British animation series Bruvs, which was originally made for YouTube. However the  three-minute episodes about two dodgy East London brothers hardly got a primetime – going out between 3.30am and 4am.

However, if you’re not an insomniac, the episodes are now available via the on-demand service UKTV Play.

Producer Ian Brown, who spent 20 years working with Jeremy Clarkson,  said: ‘We’re excited for the future of The Bruvs. Animation is expensive and a slow process but we have already built a very loyal audience online and hope that fans old and new will tune in to watch Doug and Den come alive on the small screen.’

The Adam Buxton Podcast

The man who was crowned podcast king at the industry’s first awards ceremony last month is back with another episode. This week, his guest is  Bridget Christie, in an interview that’s been languishing on his laptop since September last year, when it was recorded live at The End Of The Road Festival. Listen here.

Stop The Press

BBC Scotland are claiming something of a panel show first for this new topical programme - the points actually matter. Hosted by Grant Scott, a team of  journalists take on a team of people they're reporting on, captained by Jo Caulfied. Good Morning Scotland presenter Gary Robertson captains the hacks' team. Listen here.

The Undiscovered Peter Cook

BBC Four just repeated Victor Lewis Smith’s film, in which he secured unprecedented access to Peter Cook’'s private recordings, diaries, letters, photographs which had remained undisturbed in his house since his death in 1995. And the rerun means it’s available on iPlayer again for another month.. Watch here. Towards the other end of the comedy spectrum, Arena’s 2003 film about Ken Dodd, Happiness, has also been made available again here.

Published: 6 May 2017