And Man Like Mobeen's back - the best of the week's comedy on TV

Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…:

Sunday April 27

BRETT GOLDSTEIN: THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE The comedian's frisst stand-up special covers love, sex, masculinity, Sesame Street – and, of course, Ted Lasso. It was filmed in 'the most beautiful place on earth': New Jersey. Sky Comedy and Now, 9pm

Wednesday April 30

MICHAEL SPICER: NO ROOM: The comedian known for his Room Next Door videos on social media returns for a new ten-part series of his Radio 4 sketch series. Ideas include hopefuls in The Apprentice being challenged to create the perfect, sustainable planet and a team of government troubleshooters - all called Tim - tasked with solving the immigration crisis once and for all. There's a trailer here BBC Radio 4, 11pm

Thursday May 1

TASKMASTER: Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne return for a 19th series, with contestants Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin. The first episode will test their skills in tasks involving vinegar, raisins and peas. Channel 4, 9pm

MAN LIKE MOBEEN: Guz Khan's comedy returns for a much-anticipated fifth series. The comic's titular character has done his time - now it’s time to get out of Small Heath and rescue his sister Aqsa, who’s trapped in the United Arab Emirates. But then he gets mixed up with an Irish gangster and finds himself on the wrong side of the Turkish mafia. The series also features a flashback episode that goes back to the late 90s and featuring a teenage Mobeen, Nate and Eight. BBC Three and iPlayer, 9pm

Friday May 2

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: Sue Perkins is host, with guest panellists comedian Michelle Wolf and journalist Tom Peck joining team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop BBC One 9pm

Saturday May 3

GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE: Comedian Katy Brand wrote this 2022 sex comedy starring Daryl McCormack as the titular young sex worker and Emma Thompson as the widowed older woamn who hires him. The New York Times called it 'a tart and tender probe into sex and intimacy, power dynamics and human connection'. Channel 4, 10pm

Published: 27 Apr 2025