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The week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand

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

Sunday November 23

CHANGING ENDS: Fresh off his success on Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr's autobiographical sitcom about growing up gay in Northampton, where his dad was the football manager, returns for a third series. All episodes are now streaming on ITVX, or it will be stripped after I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! every night this week – except for Wednesday because of the Budget. ITV1, 10.05pm. Here are a couple of new clips:

SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW: Chizzy Akudolu hosts the panel show about black history, with JB Gill, Nish Kumar, Lindsey Santoro and Aurie Styla joining captains Richard Blackwood and Eddie Kadi. ITV1, 10.50pm

Monday November 24

RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: Podcaster Rosie Ramsey is among this week's contestants – alongside Some Girls actor Nathan Bryon, TV presenter Ruth Langsford and Made in Chelsea's Spencer Matthews. BBC Two, 6pm

KEVIN HART: ACTING MY AGE: The comic's latest Netflix special covers his midlife mishaps, from what are euphemistically called 'intimacy pills'to the perils of unexpected injuries.

Tuesday November 25

COMEDIANS TAKING PENALTIES: Chloe Petts hosts this new weekly YouTube series, which very much does what it says on the tin, along with a few sillier footballing challenges. Fellow comic Stuart Laws is the goalie with the comics taking part all listed here

QI: Sandi Toksvig, Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Eshaan Akbar and Alex Brooker take a look at the Wild West as the W series continues. BBC Two, 9pm

Wednesday November 26

ALFIE MOORE: IT'S A FAIR COP: The copper turned comic returns for a one-off special for Radio 4's Scam Safe week. BBC Radio 4, 6:30pm

LEILA NAVABI, THIS IS YOUR BANK: And in another programme on the same theme, Welsh comedian Leila Navabi takes on the phone scammers, flipping the script on who is fooling who. BBC Radio 4, 11.15pm

Thursday November 27

RUM PUNCH: Comedian Travis Jay's comedy about a family running a Caribbean restaurant returns for a full series following a pilot last year. The cast also features Eddie Nestor and Jay's mum, Angie Le Mar. In this episode, Jay's character Marley wants to join a new gym – but he can't afford the fees. BBC Radio 4, 6:30pm

Friday November 28

Wang Gamble wrestling

CLASH OF THE COMICS: Some of the biggest names in comedy wrestle against each other as the live spectacular comes to TV for the first time – streaming on U today and airing on U&Dave next Friday. Ed Gamble takes on Phil Wang in the headline title match, with James Acaster issuing an open challenge to fight any comedian or wrestler who can handle and Maisie Adam grappling champion wrestler Nina Samuels. Other comics taking part include Max Olesker, Ivan Gonzalez, Ania Magliano, Harriet Kemsley, Amy Gledhill, Sarah Keyworth, Abi Clarke, Max Fosh, Mark Silcox, Adam Kay, Rose Matafeo and Rosie Jones. There is commentary in the venue from Greg James, Sara Pascoe and Nish Kumar and backstage reporting from Olga Koch and Matthew Crosby, while Ivo Graham is the event MC and Joe Lycett oversees as Clash of the Comics’ CEO. Read our review of the live event at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, here.