Mayall documentary leads the best of this week's TV, radio and streaming comedy

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

Sunday June 21

MOCK THE WEEK: Dara Ó Briain and Rhys James are joined by Maisie Adam, Chris Ramsey, Sarah Keyworth, Ed Byrne and Glenn Moore. See some preview clips here. TLC, 9pm.

Monday June 22

I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE: The long-running antidote to panel games visits the Cambridge Corn Exchange, with Jack Dee in the umpire's chair and Miles Jupp, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn on the panel, plus Colin Sell at the piano. BBC Radio 4, 6:30pm.

Tuesday June 23

ONE PERSON FOUND THIS HELPFUL: Frank Skinner's guests Marcus Brigstocke, Sunil Patel, Angela Barnes and Anna Thomas look at shiny fish, sexy horses and the question of where Sir Walter Raleigh should have put his potato. BBC Radio 4, 6:30pm.

Wednesday June 24

THE BIG IDEA WITH Alistair Green: In this week's spoof podcast series in which Alistair Green learns almost too much about wellness guru Tabitha Beckworth's global brand The Whisper. BBC Radio 4, 11pm.

Thursday June 25

RIK MAYALL: MAGNIFICENT B’STARD: This feature-length documentary draws on previously unseen family archive material, unheard audio recordings and unpublished sketches from the anarchic comedian as it traces Mayall's career from his early characters – Rick the Poet and Kevin Turvey – through the work that made him famous, including The Young Ones, Bottom and The New Statesman. Interviewees include Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, Greg Davies, Nigel Planer and Adrian Edmondson. And the documentary addresses more personal territory, not just the job, including Mayall's complicated relationship with alcohol, and the quad bike accident in 1998 that left him in a coma for five days and from which he took years to recover. Sky Documentaries, 9pm

KIRI'S COMEDY CLUB: Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts an episode focussing on Wales-based Spanish comedian Ignacio Lopez. BBC Radio Wales, 6:30pm.

Friday June 26

WOULD YOU RATHER: DECIDE TO SURVIVE: Romesh Ranganathan hosts this comedy-reality hybrid featuring online creators such as Chunkz, Nella Rose, Max Balegde, Chloe Burrows and Max Fosh. The Guardian called the gameshow 'so low-effort it’s almost avant garde' Amazon Prime Video, from 6am.

Saturday June 27

YOU'RE DEAD TO ME: Greg Jenner is joined by Kiell Smith-Bynoe and ancient Greek literature expert Dr Emily Hauser to explore the heroic epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. BBC Radio 4, 10am.

Published: 21 Jun 2026