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

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

Sunday March 20

GEORGE FOURACRES: BLACK COUNTRY GENTLEMON: A new stand-up special, based on the comedian’s 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show (Review) about growing up living with his grandad and brothers in Wolverhampton. BBC Radio 4, 7.15pm

Monday March 21

HARRY HILL’S LONELY ISLAND: This short comedy film was originally due to air last year, but was pulled from the schedules out of respect for the Queen, as Prince Philip had just undergone heart surgery, and would go on to die the following month. It features Hill as the Monarch, facing off against a fox. BBC Two, 10.25pm

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: This week, comic Stephen Bailey goes up against presenter Amanda Lamb, actor Nick Moran and Bake Off finalist Crystelle Pereira. BBC Two, 6pm.

THE STAND-UP SKETCH SHOW: More stand-up routines acted out as sketches. ITV2, 10pm.

MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS: That’s TV sold this as the first time the groundbreaking sketch show has been seen in 35 years. That’s not quite true, but this does mark the first return of all episodes on free-to-air TV in that time. That’s TV, 9pm

Tuesday March 22

THE GREAT CELEBRITY BAKE OFF FOR STAND UP TO CANCER: Alex Horne is in the tent, alongside Inbetweeners actor Blake Harrison, TV presenter Emma Willis and Radio One DJ Clara Amfo. Channel 4, 8pm

MEL GIEDROYC: UNFORGIVABLE: Jack Dee tells all about an unintentional rock-and-roll night on tour, we find out how Lorraine Kelly talks to her bosses and Munya Chuwawa is confronted by the victim of a prank that went too far. Dave, 10pm

Wednesday March 23

THE ISLAND: Tom Allen fronts Dave's new comedy format, created by James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lloyd Langford and John Robins when they were stranded in New York by a storm. Across eight episodes, Sara Pascoe, Johnny Vegas, Ninia Benjamin and Ahir Shah must make decisions about running a desert island in the hope of making theirs the best. Tom Allen on The Island.

Thursday March 24

CELEBRITY JUICE: Keith Lemon returns with a 26th series alongside team captains Laura Whitmore and Emily Atack. Joining them this week are Jonathan Ross, Big Narstie, Ella Henderson, and Craig Revel Horwood. ITV2, 10pm.