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 November 3

RICHARD OSMAN'S HOUSE OF GAMES: Comedian Ashley Storrie is among this week's contestants, alongside journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy, TV zoologist Megan McCubbin and EastEnders legend Adam Woodyatt BBC Two, 6pm

Tuesday November 4

MARK STEEL’S IN TOWN: The comic heads to Lerwick, the main town on the Shetland Islands, to perform a routine just for the locals.Radio 4, 6.30pm

LEANNE MORGAN: UNSPEAKABLE THINGS: The Tennessee comic known for her folksy humour about family life, returns to Netflix for her second stand-up special, Unspeakable Things, following 2023's I'm Every Woman and her self-titled sitcom, produced by Two And A Half Men's Chuck Lorre, also on the streamer:

Wednesday November 5

SCOTT BENNETT: BLOOD SUGAR BABY: An adaptation of the comic’s stand-up show about how his daughter fell ill with a rare genetic condition called congenital hyperinsulinism. Read our review of the live show here. BBC Radio 4, 6.30pm

BBC NEW COMEDY AWARDS:Charlie Ashton, Murph, Zoe Cousin, Ciara O'Connor and Shugufta Choudhry compete in Newcastle to impress judges Phil Dunning, Dan Tiernan and Fatiha El-Ghorri. Amy Gledhill hosts. BBC Three, 9pm

Friday November 7

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU:Katherine Ryan hosts with Maisie Adam one of the panellists. BBC One, 9pm

THE LAST LEG: This week’s guests are social media star GK Barry, comedian Judi Love and Green Party leader Zack Polanski. Channel 4, 10pm

THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW: Jack Whitehall is on the show to talk about his new thriller series Malice alongside actors Glen Powell and Rosamund Pike in and music superstar Ed Sheeran. BBC One, 10.40pm

Published: 2 Nov 2025