Best of the week's comedy on TV and radio

Here’s our pick of the week’s best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand:

Sunday July 11

TABOO: Comedy critic Kate Copstick and guests Desiree Birch, Scott Capurro, Tanyalee Davies, Jordan Gray, Tim Renkow and Kate Smurthwaite tackle the tricky subject of taboo in comedy, exploring what's wrong with ‘woke’, who can say what to whom, where and when, and asking why can't we all just lighten up and laugh. Radio 4, 7.15pm

Tuesday July 13

COOKING WITH THE STARS: Johnny Vegas is one of the contestants in the first episode of this new culinary show, co-hosted by Tom Allen and Emma Willis, who said emotion often got the better of the comic. ‘There were a few touching moments of tears because he wants to cook better for his son,’ she said. ‘We didn’t anticipate how much emotion [cooking] wou;d bring up in people.’ ITV, 9pm

Wednesday July 14

THIS WAY UP: Aisling Bea's poignant - and Bafta-winning - comedy-drama returns for a second series. Her character Aine has left rehab and prepares for a big date, while her best-buddy sister Shona, played by Sharon Horgan struggles to get her business up and running, and misses her fiancé Vish (Aasif Mandvi), who's away on business in New York. The full series will be available on demand via All 4 after this episode airs. Channel 4, 10pm

THE TWO RONNIES: Ronnie Corbett’S LOST TAPES: An affectionate look back at the life and work of Ronnie Corbett with access to the family’s archives, including footage from home movies seen for the first time. There are also interviews with his wife Anne and daughters Emma and Sophie, plus celebrity friends. ITV, 9pm

Thursday July 15

HANNAH GADSBY: ARTS CLOWN: A repeat run of this 2015 series of four comedy lectures in which stand-up and art historian Hannah Gadsby dissects works of art, starting with Edouard Manet's Olympia. Radio 4 Extra, 10.45pm

Friday July 16

THE LAST LEG: Chabuddy G star Asim Chaudhry and Rosie Jones - who will be the show’s correspondent in Tokyo for the Paralympics - join Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. Channel 4, 10pm

Saturday July 17

THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME: Network premiere for this 2018 action comedy in which Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon play best friends Audrey and Morgan, who discover that Audrey’s ex is a secret agent with a bunch of assassins on his tail, Channel 4, 9pm

Published: 11 Jul 2021