David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed 's comedy returns... plus the rest of the week's TV and radio comedy

The week’s best new comedy on TV and radio...

Monday June 7

INSIDE NO 9: In tonight’s instalment, guest star Derek Jacobi plays Webster, a famous barrister now largely bedridden, and taking out his frustrations on carer Urban (Reece Shearsmith). BBC Two, 9.30pm

Tuesday June 8

INTELLIGENCE: David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed return for a second series of the comedy set in GCHQ. After narrowly avoiding extradition back to the United States on charges of treason last season, NSA agent Jerry Bernstein (Schwimmer) finds himself the centre of attention once again when the Russians obtain a cyberweapon that he helped develop. Written by Mohammed, the new series kicks off with a double episode. Sky One, 10pm

ED REARDON’S WEEK: The long-running Radio 4 comedy returns for a 14th series, with Christopher Douglas as the titular curmudgeonly writer, now finding himself with a comfortable pension to live. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Thursday June 10

MOCK THE WEEK: Ed Byrne, Rhys James, Athena Kugblenu, Laura Lexx and Jonny Pelham guest. BBC Two, 10pm

RHYSEARCH: It’s Rhys James again, displaying top punning in the title of his new series of investigations, starting with a look at money as he probes billionaire origin stories and tries to work out how people become so rich… Radio 4, 11pm

Friday June 11

PREPPER: Sue Johnston and Lydia West return in a new series of the comedy about preparing for the imminent armageddon and subsequent collapse of society. Radio 4, 11.30am

Saturday June 12

POINTLESS CELEBRITIES: Matt Richardson and Andrew Maxwell are among the contestants. BBC One, 8.40pm

THE PUNCH & JUDY MAN: Tony Hancock is the seaside entertainer driven mad by his social-climbing wife (Sylvia Syms) and the snobbery of local government in his second big-screen outing, from 1963. Talking Pictures TV, midday

Published: 6 Jun 2021