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

The week's best comedy on TV and radio.

Sunday February 24

STILL GAME… AND MORE: The BBC's new Scotland channel kicks off with comedy at the forefront. The big draw tonight is the premiere of the last series of Still Game, well before the rest of the UK (although there's always iPlayer…) at 9pm. Also on opening night is A Night At The Theatre, a showcase of Scottish talent, hosted by Iain Stirling, that's in two halves at 7pm and 9.30pm. And finally, at 10pm, a special edition of Burnistoun, which celebrates the TV that Scotland has tuned in to see over the years - from nostalgic black and white to modern day HD favourites.

Monday February 25

WARREN: Martin Clunes is back in a BBC One sitcom, starring as a grouchy driving instructor, unhappy at having to move from the south up to Preston and at having to look after two teenage stepsons, Charlie and Danny, that he never wanted. BBC One, 9pm

THIS TIME WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE: Just knowing that Norfolk's 17th finest broadcaster is back on the Beeb should be all you need to know. Now installed on an early-evening magazine programme, and paired with an infinitely more professional co-presenter, the ensuing half hour is vintage Partridge. Find out more of what to expect here, while Steve Coogan and his co-writers the Gibbons brothers talk about the show  here.

ALEXEI SAYLE'S THE ABSENCE OF NORMAL: A new four-part series of the comic's witty short stories dramatised for the radio kicks off with The Only Man Stalin Was Afraid Of, in which one of the world's most murderous dictators is in desperate need of help from an old friend. Starring Peter Capaldi, Freya Parker and Peter Serafinowicz.  Radio 4, 11.30am

THE MICK:  A year after the Fox network cancelled it in the US, Comedy Central starts airing The Mick, in which Kaitlin Olson plays an unapologetic degenerate who suddenly finds herself stuck in an  affluent Connecticut town, raising her spoiled niece and nephews: Sabrina an ambitious, 18-going-on-30-year-old; Chip, an arrogant, entitled neo-con-in-the-making; and Ben an adorably fragile nerd. It's pretty much the job that she never wanted, but with time she learns that a little bit of responsibility never hurt anybody. Comedy Central, 9pm

Wednesday February 27

COACHES:  Sara Pascoe stars as a life coach in this new sitcom pilot written by Mark Watson.  Her character Daisy is methodical and academic, while her business partner Drew (Paapa Essiedu) wings it. Watson himself plays their useless assistant Malcolm, while the cast also includes comics William Andrews, Lou Sanders, Rose Matafeo and Luke Kempner (who plays Neil Morrissey). Radio 4, 11.30am

THE HANGOVER GAMES: Matt Richardson hosts this new comedy-gameshow combo with fellow comedian Ken Cheng. Five friends from the Cotswolds take part in what they think is a documentary about boozy British nightlife. What they won't find out until the next morning is that they are really taking part in a gameshow. E4, 10pm.

HYPOTHETICAL: Matt Forde, Kerry Godliman, Rosie Jones and Romesh Ranganathan are this week's contestants on the Josh Widdicombe/James Acaster-fronted panel show. Dave, 10pm

Thursday February 28

STILL GAME: Episode two is at 10pm tonight. Except for viewers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Now there's a change to the normal programming disclaimer! BBC Scotland, 10pm

Friday March 1

BLITHE SPIRIT: As Jennifer Saunders prepares to star in a new stage version of the Noel Coward comedy, a chance to see David Lean's 1945 film version, starring Rex Harrison, Margaret Rutherford - and a new technology called Technicolor. Talking Pictures TV, 5.30pm

Published: 24 Feb 2019