Mitchell and Webb vs Prince Andrew | The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand © Rob Parfitt / Channel 4

Mitchell and Webb vs Prince Andrew

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

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

Monday September 1

IAIN STIRLING’S ROAST THE INTERNET: The comic and his guests trawl social media for content. Tonight's guests are Joe Thomas, London Hughes and Harriet Kemsley. He talks about the show hereComedy Central, 9pm

IAN HISLOP'S OLDEST JOKES: The Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You team captain is back for a second series of factual programmes seeking earliest possible examples of standard British joke types. Today, a subject close to his heart: lawyer jokes.BBC Radio 4, 1.45pm

Tuesday September 2

MR CAMERON GOES TO UKRAINE:Matt Forde plays David Cameron in this comedy-drama based on the true story of the former PM delivering food to Ukrainian refugees in Poland in 2022, along with a Labour councillor, played by Shazia Mirza. The cast also features Jemma Redgrave, Sheila Hancock, Pippa Hinchley and Joz Norris.BBC Radio 4, 2.15pm

ROOM 101: This week, Paul Merton asks Rachel Parris what she would like to banish to Room 101. BBC Radio 4, 6.30pm

Wednesday September 3

DO GOODERS: Garrett Millerick’s radio sitcom, set in the fictional charity The Alzheimers Alliance returns for a second series. It stars Frank Skinner, Fay Ripley, Ahir Shah, Ania Magliano and Kathryn Drysdale.BBC Radio 4, 6.30pm

UNIVERSAL BASIC GUYS: This American animated sitcom comes to ITVX, following a group of factory workers who are enrolled in a universal basic income pilot program when their jobs are taken over by AI-powered robots, and left with a monthly income and a lot of free time to get into trouble.

Friday September 5

MITCHELL & WEBB ARE NOT HELPING: A welcome return for David Mitchell and Robert Webb to the sketch format. The pair have also recruited Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lara Ricote, Stevie Martin and Krystal Evans to act and write in the six-part series. Episode one features 18th-century housemates grappling with the latest in tech – the toilet – family feuding in Sweary Aussie Drama, an unhelpful therapist and a porn star who really does have a big spanner. Plus a recreation of THAT Prince Andrew interview, pictured above. Channel 4, 10pm

THE PAPER: The new mockumentary set in the same universe as The Office lands, with Domhnall Gleeson starring as the editor trying to turn around a struggling midwestern newspaper. The cast also includes Brits Tim Key and Gbemisola Ikumelo, stand-up Alex Edelman  and Oscar Nuñez reprising his role from The Office. Sky Max, 9pm

THE NEWS QUIZ: Andy Zaltzman is back as the topical panel show returns for its 118th series. BBC Radio 4, 6.30pm

Published: 31 Aug 2025

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