How Saturday Night Live almost never made it to air

The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming

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

Tuesday August 12

ROOM 101: Stephen Mangan attempts to send loud motorbikes, autumn and squirrels to oblivion. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Wednesday August 13

SAUSAGE PARTY: FOODTOPIA: Eight episodes of the ridiculous animated comedy drop on Amazon's Prime Video, with our edible heroes finding themselves in New Foodland, a shining utopia for food and humans alike. But beneath the city’s glossy fridges and cheery smiles lies a dark secret that threatens the entirety of sentient food society. Returning cast members include Seth Rogen, Will Forte, Edward Norton and Michael Cera with new additions including Marion Cotillard, Patti Harrison, Jay Pharoah, Haley Joel Osment and Andre Braugher.

Thursday August 14

EDINBURGH UNLOCKED: Mark Nelson presents a round-up of what's going on across all the city's festivals. BBC Scotland, 10.30pm

SHORESY: This spin-off from Canadian small-town sitcom Ketterkenny – available on ITVX, as is this - revolves around the titular ice hockey player who moves to a new town to work for an underdog team.

Friday August 15

8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN: Roisin Conaty and Phil Wang play against Joe Wilkinson and Lou Sanders, with David O'Doherty joining Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Channel 4, 9pm

SATURDAY NIGHT: Jason Reitman directs this fictionalised story of the chaos behind the scenes of the first ever edition of Saturday Night Live, with creator Lorne Michaels struggling to control his cast, including Dan Aykrod, John Belushi, Chevvy Chase and Jim Henson, and convince the network the comedians were ready for primetime. It's available to buy or rent on Sky or Now from today.