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Count Arthur Strong comes to Netflix

The week's best comedy on demand

The week's best comedy on demand. For more streaming gigs use the 'find live comedy' search box with 'online' as the region.

Today

THE DAFTAS: Bafta-nominated films get spoofed in this online competition being held tonight, with a dozen short parodies in competition. Watch trailers for them all here Tickets for tonight's showcase are free but you need to register.

Sunday May 30

SUSPICIOUSLY CHEAP COMEDY: The much-loved new material night run by Tarot - the sketch supergroup formed from Gein's Family Giftshop and Goose - is streamed live from the Pleasance in London. Sarah Pascoe, Mae Martin and Darren Harriott guest, and your MC is Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Tickets here

Tuesday June 1

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: Catch up on the cult classic, as all three series of the BBC sitcom about the easily befuddled former variety star, will be available on Netflix from today.

CHRIS GETHARD: HALF MY LIFE: A new hybrid between road documentary and stand-up special filmed as the comic plays DIY spaces and indie venues across the US in 2019. It'll be available over all sorts of platforms including Vimeo

Wednesday June 2

WELCOME TO THE SOUND HEAP: John-Luke Roberts launches this weekly podcast with a bunch of guest comedians improvising parodies of shows, based only on their ridiculous made-up titles. Episode one includes Passwords of My Life with Tom Allen; Describing Pretzels to Peter, Who's Never Seen A Pretzel with Eleanor Morton; and How To Put Out A Raging Fire (Mainly Guesses) with Athena Kugblenu.

Published: 29 May 2021

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