
Will you love Love?
The week's comedy on demand
Love
Judd Apatow's new comedy series, which dropped 10 episodes on Netflix last night, throws the cliches of romantic comedies out of the window... literally as it goes, as there's a scene with Blu-rays being ditched from a moving car. It's about two awful people, played by Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs, who hook up after spending a day getting stoned together. Whether you'd actually want such appalling characters to find Love and Happiness is a moot point, as critics have pointed out the darkness and awkwardness at the show's core. And watch out for an appearance from Aussie fringe comedy darling Claudia O'Doherty, too.
1999
A new weekly web series for energetic Aussie oddballs Aunty Donna. The first episode amassed more than 300,000 views in its first week, and the second, entitled Two People Wear the Same Tie to Work, just dropped too:
The Big Yin
BBC Radio Scotland have just started repeating this three-part tribute to Billy Connolly, which first aired over Christmas. And that means it's available on iPlayer again. Hosted by fellow Glaswegian comic Janey Godley, it features contributions from the likes of Elaine C Smith, Barbara Dickson and Tony Roper. Listen here.
Grumpy Lettuce
This newish, surreal web series feature 15 acts from the alternative London comedy circuit, with a good batch of Gaulier-trained clowns. Included among them are You Tube star Mawaan Rizuaan and comics Dan Lees, Joz Norris and Marney Godden. It's certainly unconventional...
Published: 20 Feb 2016