Sam Campbell and pals Make That Movie | The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming © Channel 4

Sam Campbell and pals Make That Movie

The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming

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

Sunday May 24

ZERO STARS: Roisin Conaty and Sara Pascoe take a spooky trip across Transylvania, exploring Dracula tourist attractions, a Dragon theme park and an odd massage chair. TLC, 9pm.

Monday May 25

THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH: David Mitchell welcomes Alan Davies, Celya AB, Ian Smith and Angela Barnes to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on punishments, comedy, hotels and cars. BBC Radio 4, 6:30pm.

Tuesday May 26

ONE PERSON FOUND THIS HELPFUL: Frank Skinner's guests Ian Smith, Rachel Fairburn, Lucy Porter and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd chat about cats, logs, dinosaur sex and the difference between gravitational mass and inertial mass. BBC Radio 4, 6:30pm.

Thursday May 28

MAKE THAT MOVIE: In this new series, Sam Campbell, with team members Lara Ricote, Aaron Chen, Helen Bauer and David Hargreaves make a film from an idea dreamed up by a member of the public. In the first episode, an ordinary bloke called Mick Hall has an extraordinary idea, but it turns out snakes have a tendency to bite… It's followed by episode two, in which care home residents make a sci-fi epic about online scammers. Read an interview with Campbell about the show here – and his supporting cast talk about it here. Channel 4, 10pm.

Friday May 29

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: Katherine Ryan hosts with team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton joined by guests Jo Coburn and John Tothill, making his debut on the show. BBC One, 9pm.

Saturday May 30

THE MANY WRONGS OF LORD CHRISTIAN BRIGHTY: The title comedian's hedonistic Regency-era aristocrat returns with the first of four episodes as he tries to atone for his past sins, accompanied by his radical chambermaid Babs (Jessica Knappett) and reluctant butler Churlington (Colin McFarlane). Amy Greaves co-wrote the scripts and the cast for this series includes Jason Forbes, Chiara Goldsmith, Jodie Mitchell, Joz Norris, and David Reed – who also worked as script editor. Radio 4, 11pm.

Published: 24 May 2026

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