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

The comedy week ahead on TV and radio.

Sunday April 7

8 OUT OF 10 CATS: Tonight’s guest are comics Nish Kumar, Natasia Demetriou and Judi Love – plus First Dates maitre d’ Fred Sirieix. E4, 9pm

Wednesday April 10

URBAN MYTHS: A new series of the quirky short films reimagining odd true-life stories considers the  night that Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett put a disguise on Princess Diana, and took her out for a night out among the drag queens of South London’s Vauxhall Tavern. Starring Mathew Baynton as  Everett, David Avery as Mercury, Richard Gadd  as the drag queen Gareth and Sophie Rundle as Diana. Sky Arts, 9pm

THE COMEDY BUS: In this new series Joel Dommett, Iain Stirling, Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Darren Harriott share a bus that visits each of their hometowns. Tonight Allen takes his mates to Bromley in Kent, where he grew up, and tries to relive his teenage experience. Comedy Central, 10pm

Thursday April 11

LEE AND DEAN: The critically-acclaimed bittersweet comedy returns, starring Miles Chapman, Mark O'Sullivan, Camille Ucan and Anna Morris. After the explosive stag and hen weekend, are Lee and Dean still best mates? Read an interview with the creators here. Channel 4, 10pm

Friday April 12

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU:  The host is Alan Johnson and Sunday Times political editor & author Tim Shipman and comedian Janey Godley are on the panel. BBC One, 9pm

THE NEWS QUIZ: Fresh from winning the Chortle Award for best radio show, Miles Jupp and the team are back for series 99 of the topical panel show with comedian guests Elis James, Desiree Burch and Andy Hamilton, plus journalist Helen Lewis. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Published: 7 Apr 2019