The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio

The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.

Monday February 4

JUST A MINUTE: The panel show returns with Tony Hawks, Josie Lawrence, Gyles Brandreth, Angela Barnes and some whippersnapper called Nicholas Parsons. Radio 4, 6.30pm.

Tuesday February 5

WATCH YOUR STERN: With its innuendo-laden title, his 1960 naval comedy is almost an unofficial Carry On, having been produced by the franchise’s Peter Rogers and directed by Gerald Thomas. There are a lot of familiar cast members, too, including Kenneth Connor, Sid James,Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques, Leslie Phillips - and a little more surprisingly Spike Milligan, in another of his regrettable roles playing someone from the Indian subcontinent. Different times. Still, it’s a curio for comedy historians. Talking Pictures TV, 6pm

Wednesday February 6

HYPOTHETICAL: Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster host this new panel show in which  comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and come up with elaborate ways of dealing with them. Guests in episode one are Tom Allen, Rob Beckett, Jessica Knappett and Liza Tarbuck. Dave, 10pm.

LIFE ON EGG: Harry Hill returns as the governor of a remote island jail in this gag-packed 15-minute sitcom, co-starring Karen Bartke, Marek Larwood and writer Dan Maier. And Gyles Brandreth pops up as a prisoner. Radio 4, 11pm

Thursday February 7

NEWSJACK Radio 4 Extra's crowdsourced topical sketch show returns for its 20th series, with a new host, Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Radio 4 Extra, 10.30pm

Friday February 8

8 OUT OF CATS DOES COUNTDOWN:  Sean Lock and Michelle Wolf take on Jon Richardson and Rob Beckett, with Spencer Jones in Dictionary Corner. Channel 4, 10pm.

Published: 3 Feb 2019