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

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

Monday August 25

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme: The acclaimed sketch show returns for a one-off special, 15 months after the last, with his usual supporting cast of Simon Kane, Carrie Quinlan, Lawry Lewin and Margaret Cabourn-Smith. BBC Radio 4, 2.15pm

UPLOAD: The four-part fourth and final series of Greg Daniels's show about a future in which you can be uploaded to a virtual reality afterlife after you've died lands on Amazon Prime Video.

Tuesday August 26

ROOM 101: Host Paul Merton asks Richard Ayoade what he would like to banish to Room 101.BBC Radio 4, 6.30pm

Thursday August 28

LYRA: Joe Barnes and Henry Perryment - also known as the Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated sketch duo Goodbear - wrote this comedy-drama about two friends who find a baby in a crater in the woods, they're faced with the obvious question - did she fall from space? Hunter's always wanted to make contact with alien life, Mike's always wanted a baby, so their discovery changes everything… Rose Matafeo,, Charlotte Ritchie and Ed Kear also star.

Saturday August 30

ICKLEWICK FM: Chris Cantrill and Amy Gledhill's comedy about a dysfunctional community radio station and the community it serves returns. Supporting cast coming back include Mark Silcox, Colin Hoult, Lucy Beaumont, Phil Ellis and Janice Connolly while a host of new comedy names take guest roles, including Vicki Pepperdine, Tom Lawrinson, Sharon Wanjohi, Paddy Young, Henry Packer, Rachel Fairburn, Jin Hao Li, Molly McGuinness and Joe Kent-Walters. BBC Radio 4, 11pm.

Published: 24 Aug 2025