The comedy week ahead

The comedy week ahead...

Monday August 11

RADIO: It’s only its 70th series, that’s all. Just A Minute returns with Jonathan Ross making his debut alongside Paul Merton, Alun Cochrane and Liza Tarbuck. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Tuesday August 12

TV: BoJack Horseman, an adult animated series starring Will Arnett launches on Netflix this morning, with all 12 episodes available from 9am. The Arrested Development star plays BoJack, a washed-up actor from a 1990s sitcom trying to find his way through a muddle of self-loathing, whisky and failed relationships. Oh, and BoJack is a horse...

LIVE IN LONDON: Radio 4 comedy regular Simon Evans embarks on a two-week run of his acclaimed show Leashed at the Soho Theatre, about his ill-judged attempts to recapture his adventurous youthful spirit.

Wednesday August 13

LIVE IN SOUTHEND: A homecoming gig for Russell Kane as he performs two nights of his show Smallness in the Palace Theatre.

Thursday August 14

RADIO: The Show What You Wrote, the sketch series made entirely from contributions sent in by aspiring comedy writers returns. The cast this time is Chris Addison, Fiona Clarke, Gavin Webster and Janice Connolly, best known to comedy fans as Mrs Barbara Nice.Radio 4. 11pm

Friday August 15

TV: As the Premiership kicks off again, Ian Stone returns to BTSport with his comedy punditry show The Football’s On, featuring guest comics each time. The new series starts at 10pm tonight.

Published: 10 Aug 2014