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 29

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: The show returns with comedians Mark Steel and Melanie Bracewell, from New Zealand, taking part, along withTV presenter Jenny Powell and actor Ruth Madeley. BBC Two, 6pm

PAUL SINHA'S PERFECT PUB QUIZ: And if you like your general knowledge, comic and Chaser Paul Sinha's back with his series asking the audience to suggest their favourite quiz questions. Radio 4. 6:30pm

TIME TRAVEL IS DANGEROUS: This star-studded comedy sci-fi adventure lands on digital platforms today following a theatrical run earlier this year. Narrated by Stephen Fry the film features Johnny Vegas, Jane Horrocks, Sophie Thompson, Mark Heap, Tony Way, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and others – alongside the unknown stars, best friends and real-life shop owners Ruth Syratt and Megan Stevenson. Read our review here.

Wednesday October 1

PERFECT PUB WALKS WITH ALEXANDER ​ARMSTRONG: The comic and Pointless host takes over from Bill Bailey in this series, and starts by taking James May on three hikes in Yorkshire. More 4, 9pm  

Thursday October 2

DUDES: This new German comedy about a quartet of men in their mid-40s – ‘rather charming relics’ realising that the world has moved on without them – lands on Netflix. Of the four, Ulf loses his job to a younger woman, Cem learns about the nasty surprises of modern dating, Erik's girlfriend suddenly wants to open up their relationship and Andi gets pressured by his wife's strong libido. Here’s a trailer:

Friday October 3

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: Paul Merton and Ian Hislop return for the show’s 70th series, marking 35 years on air.  Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts today with Sheila Hancock and Miles Jupp as the panellists. BBC One, 9pm

HOW ARE YOU? IT'S ALAN (PARTRIDGE): Steve Coogan’s enduring alter-ego is back with a ‘documentary’ series about mental health. He’s spent the last year in Saudi Arabia and is now back to ask of the United Kingdom: are we mentally unwell, mentally challenged, sad, cross, disturbed or just plain fed up? In words that may resonate with comedians playing the Riyadh Comedy Festival this week, Partridge commented: ‘The kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoys extensive oil and natural gas reserves, but has also seen economic growth in other areas such as agricultural production, retail trade, construction, and transport. It directs some $69 billion to military expenditure each year. And yet despite all that, I somehow felt incomplete.’ Read Chortle's feature about the show here. BBC One, 9.30pm

Saturday October 4

ARCHIVE ON 4: ONE LAST CHANCE TO SEE: A reappraisal of the Hitchhikers’ Guide To The Galaxy creator Douglas Adams’s book and Radio 4 series about endangered species. Hosted by author Katherine Rundell and featuring a new interview with Adams’s co-author Mark Carwardine and archive from the lecture Adams gave at the University of California in 2001, just a month before his death. Radio 4, 8pm

Published: 28 Sep 2025