© Netflix Mike Epps unveils his fifth Netflix special
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
25/01/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Sun 25 January 2026
© Netflix 
SNL on Trump saying God Is 'very proud' of him
Weekend Update with Michael Che and Colin Jost
25/01/2026 … Donald Trump says God is ‘very proud’ of him.
Sat 24 January 2026
Trailer for the new Muppet Show
With guests Seth Rogen, Maya Rudolph and Sabrina Carpenter
24/01/2026 … ‘We’re so excited to be back where it all started, and then ended and is then maybe starting again depending on how tonight goes.
Fri 23 January 2026
Tributes pour in for Susan Vale
Former stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit dies from lung cancer
23/01/2026 … Tributes have been paid to Susan Vale, a stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit of the late 1990s, following her death from lung cancer.
© Mirrorpix/Alamy The Cambridge Footlights: A Very British Comedy Institution by Robert Sellers
23/01/2026 … Probably the most illustrious and best known nursery for comedy in the UK, the Cambridge Footlights has a cultural legacy that’s unrivalled.
Lisa Clark to oversee Saturday Night Live UK
Credits includ Vic & Bob, Top Gear and My Dad Wrote A Porno
23/01/2026 … Sky has appointed former Top Gear showrunner Lisa Clark to oversee the UK remake of Saturday Night Live.
© Matt Crockett John Bishop announces 2027 tour
Going on sale the same day Is This Thing On? opens
23/01/2026 … John Bishop has announced a major UK and Ireland tour for spring 2027.
© ITV Sir Lenny Henry to play Latitude
Ross Noble, Jen Brister and Jack Dee all return too
23/01/2026 … Sir Lenny Henry is to perform at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk this summer – his only UK music festival performance of the year.