The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming

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

Sunday October 18

MOCK THE WEEK: Dara Ó Briain hosts the satirical panel show with Rhys James, Ed Byrne, Angela Barnes, Janine Harouni, Glenn Moore and Alasdair Beckett-King. TLC, 9pm.

Monday October 19

HOUSE OF GAMES: Lou Sanders is one of the contestants this week alongside Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker, TV presenter Rick Edwards and sprinter and bobsledder Toby Olubi. BBC Two, 6pm.

ROOM 101: Paul Merton hosts as guests banish the things they hate most. Laura Smyth shares pet peeves including brunch, self service checkouts and headphone dodgers on trains. BBC Radio 4, 6:30pm.

IAIN STIRLING'S ROAST THE INTERNET: With guests Sara Pascoe, Oti Mabuse and Ivo Graham. Comedy Central, 9pm.

Tuesday October 20

ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES: THE LOST ARCHIVE: David Jason and the cast explore long-forgotten archive material including footage from the episodes The Class Of '62, Chain Gang and The Jolly Boys' Outing. Features Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong and Sue Holderness. U&Gold, 9pm.

Wednesday October 21

ROB AND ROMESH VS: Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan take on the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées. They race Sir Mark Cavendish over 5km with help from Josh Widdicombe and Tom Davis. Sky One, 9pm.

ELLIE & NATASIA: Sketch show returns with a passionate bread-centred food review from the Mums, and internet entrepreneurs Donna and Nikki trying to scale their beauty empire. Stars Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou with a guest appearance by Steve Coogan. The pair talk about the show, not entirely seriously, here. BBC Two, 10pm.

Thursday October 22

LOU SANDERS: NO KISSING IN THE BINGO HALL: Lou Sanders's stand-up show is released on Amazon Prime Video today, filmed at The Granville Theatre in Ramsgate, Kent, close to where she grew up.

NOBODY WANTS THIS: Kristen Bell and Adam Brody return for a third series of this Netflix rom-com about the relationship between chaotic podcaster Joanne and organised rabbi Noah.

THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGE: Jessica Fostekew and Adam Rutherford explore emptiness and the mind-bending physics, maths and philosophy hidden in the void. Hugh Dennis, Ria Lina and physicists Harry Cliff and Yvette Fuentes join them. BBC Radio 4, 11am.

IT GETS WORSE: Comedy from Leo Reich about three newly evicted friends in their mid-20s who hit the club for one last night out. Long-buried tensions surface and they must decide whether their friendship can survive. Also features Emily Fairn, Olive Gray, Lena Dunham and Blake Harrison. Channel 4, 10:05pm.

Friday October 23

PARALYZED BY HOPE: THE MARIA ​BAMFORD STORY: In this new Netflix documentary, directed by Judd Apatow and Neil Berkeley, the offbeat comedian ‘aims to unpack the mental health journey behind her fearless comedy.’ In it, she recalls ‘feeling like there was desperately something wrong with me’ since the age of nine, adding: ‘I’d always known I had depression, and there was bipolar in my family, but at a certain point, I started feeling extremely depressed… it did give me some relief being on stage.’ Comedians contributing to the film include Patton Oswalt, Tig Notaro and Conan O’Brien.

LAST ONE LAUGHING UK: Halloween edition hosted by Jimmy Carr with Roisin Conaty. Jack Dee, Daisy May Cooper, Phil Wang, Lou Sanders, Reece Shearsmith, Harriet Dyer and Tom Allen try to make each other laugh without cracking themselves... with the added twist that screams are forbidden too. Read interviews with all those taking part here - and with Carr and Conaty here. Amazon Prime Video.

BREAKING THE NEWS: Topical panel show in which Des Clarke is joined by Susie McCabe, Chris Thorburn, Ifrah Qureshi and Sam Lake. BBC Radio Scotland, 1:30pm.

THE NEWS QUIZ: Andy Zaltzman hosts the satirical look at the week's headlines with Pierre Novellie, Ahir Shah, Amy Annette and Ayesha Hazarika. BBC Radio 4, 6:30pm

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: Amol Rajan hosts. BBC One, 9:30pm.

THE LAST LEG: Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker look back at the week's news with guests Roisin Conaty and Finlay Christie. Channel 4, 10pm.

SPOOKATHON: Halloween stand-up showcase recorded at the reportedly haunted Llanrumney Hall in Cardiff. Paul Hilleard introduces sets from Mel Owen, Morgan Rees, Rob Hughes, Carwyn Blayney, June Tuesday, Eleri Morgan and John-Luke Roberts as The Terrible Old Crone. BBC Radio Wales, 1am (so technically early hours of Saturday).

Saturday October 24

LAURA SMYTH: YOUR MUM: Stand-up show in which Laura Smyth, Katherine Ryan and Daniel Foxx swap anecdotes about the mothers who made them. BBC Radio 4, 11pm.

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Published: 18 Oct 2026