Darren Harriott's dad took his own life in jail... now the comic reflects on fatherhood

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.

Sunday November 9

PLAY TIME: Six neurodiverse comedians – Cariad Lloyd, Inel Tomlinson, Stuart Laws, Bec Hill, Aruhan Galieva and Chris Barlow – are challenged to create and perform an original stage play based on the ideas of a group of neurodiverse six- to eight-year-olds in this pilot, now available on YouTube ahead of its terrestrial broadcast tonight. ITV, 11.20pm

Monday November 10

FATHER FIGURING WITH Darren Harriott: In this new five-part series, the stand-up examines the topic of fatherhood, starting with a look at his own family – shaped by his dad’s death by suicide in prison, when Darren was just 11. At 37, the comic is now two years older than his father was when he died, which has caused him to reflect on the role of fathers, even though he’s not yet a parent himself. Radio 4, 1.45pm

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: Comics Vittorio Angelone and Paddy McGuinness test their general knowledge skills against Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller and TV presenter Ria Hebden this week. BBC Two, 6pm

Tuesday November 11

NO STRINGS ATTACHED: Mel Giedroyc fronts this series in which celebrities read steamy fan fiction, which is then acted out by a cast of lookalike puppets. Sam Thompson, Kerry Katona, Scarlett Moffatt, Martin Kemp, Melvin Odoom and Coleen Nolan are the celebs involved. See how the foam-based doppelgangers look here. E4, 10pm

Wednesday November 12

BEING EDDIE: Eddie Murphy traces his career from teen comedian to Hollywood legend in this authorised, star-studded documentary, landing on Netflix today..

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN: The comedy sports quiz returns for a 20th – and final – series with England legend Wayne Rooney joining Love Island host Maya Jama and The Last Leg’s Alex Brooker. Romesh Ranganathan hosts with team captains Jamie Redknapp and Jill Scott and regular Micah Richards. Sky Max, 9pm

PALM ROYALE: Kirsten Wiig returns in Apple TV's comedy about a woman hell-bent on conning her way into the high society of Palm Beach, Florida.

BBC NEW COMEDY AWARDS: The talent hunt arrives at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom, where Ayo Adenekan, Alan Jay, Kate Dolan, Calum Frost and Joe da Costa will try to impress judges Daniel Foxx, Susie McCabe and Fatiha El-Ghorri. Christopher MacArthur-Boyd hosts. BBC Three, 10.10pm

TOM AND LAUREN ARE GOING OOT: A return of the radio comedy starring Lauren Pattison and Tom Machel as a Geordie couple who struggle to leave the house in the 15-minute duration of the show. This week they’re preparing for a holiday together, with Tom blissfully unaware of the baggage rule of budget airlines. Julian Clary also returns as their neighbour Neil with comic Louise Young also back as Barbara. Radio 4, 11pm

MARK STEEL’S IN TOWN: This week the comedian heads to the most northerly inhabited place in Britain, Unst on the Shetland Islands, to perform a bespoke set at Haroldswick Hall. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Thursday November 13

JOHN CLEESE PACKS IT IN: This documentary, out in cinemas today, follows the Fawlty Towers and Monty Python legend on tour at the age of 85, looking back on his career as well as 'battling various ailments, chaotic travel and his own stubborn refusal to stop' while on the road.