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

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

Wednesday May 20

WONDERDATE: Tim Key’s comedy short gets another outing, in which a man retraces his steps after a date to discover why she never texted back...BBC Two, 10:30pm

Thursday May 21

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH Tony Slattery?: This new documentary explores the mental health of the talented comedian who disappeared from the public eye in the mid-1990s amid reports of a breakdown, compounded by a cocaine habit. Diagnosed with depression, he and his partner of over 30 years Mark Hutchinson have always been convinced there was more to it, and now Tony wants to have his mental health reassessed to see if he can finally get a definitive diagnosis, of the bipolar disorder he believes he has. BBC Two, 9pm

Friday May 22

STAND-UP SESH: A quick-fire comedy show featuring Welsh comics, recorded at venues up and down the country. Half-Spanish, half-Welsh Ignacio Lopez talks about the UK’s love of drinking; Cerys Bradley describes trying to explain her bisexuality to her mother; and Tourist Trap stars Eleri Morgan and Leroy Brito discuss climbing Everest and having children at a younger age –respectively. Siânny Thomas, Simon Emanuel and Steffan Alun round off the bill. BBC Wales, 11.15pm

ALI G NIGHT: Channel 4 continues to pull comedy all-nighters on a Friday, with Sacha Baron Cohen’s breakthrough creation filling the schedules tonight, starting with The Best Of Ali G, and even including a similar Borat compilation to round off the night. Channel 4, 11.05pm

Saturday May 23

SO BAD IT’S GOOD: Steve Punt takes a look at some guilty pleasures with a panel that includes comic Robin Ince. Michael Winner movies, anybody? Radio 4, 8pm

Published: 17 May 2020