The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming

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

Sunday November 15

UNACCEPTABLE: Ed Gamble hosts comedians Richard Ayoade and Joanne McNally as they debate outrageous takes, with Lucy Beaumont arguing that meat-eaters should kill what they eat. TLC, 9pm

MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING: Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse fish the River Tees in County Durham for rare wild brown trout, with Reece Shearsmith joining them for dinner and some spooky local tales. BBC Two, 9pm

Monday November 16

HOUSE OF GAMES: Comic Rachel Parris and Not Another Quiz Night host Jake Bhardwa take on Coronation Street actress Sue Cleaver, and cop-turned presenter Rav Wilding across this week's challenges. BBC Two, 6pm

ROOM 101: Paul Merton listens to Lucy Porter's pet peeves, including sports bras, cat food commercials and spray tans. Radio 4, 6.30pm

Tuesday November 17

ED BYRNE: TRAGEDY PLUS TIME: The Mock The Week regular's much-lauded stand-up show about the death of his brother Paul, a comedy director, and the up-and-down relationship they shared comes to YouTube today, courtesy of production company 800lb Gorilla.

JOEY PAGE: NICE ONE: The comic's first stand up special, taped last year, will be released on YouTube today. In it, he considers whether he's frustrated by the fact that life isn’t as exciting as it promised to be, or whether something deeper niggles him. Here's a clip:

Wednesday November 18

LIVE FROM THE UK: Angela Barnes hosts stand-up from clubs in Margate, Leicester, Leeds and Exeter, with Dane Buckley, Alex Hylton, Ash Tyson and Harriet Dyer. Radio 4, 6.30pm

NOT MY PROBLEM: Cody Dahler and Adrian Gray investigate weird things in this new sketch show, starting with the booming world of AI girlfriends and the people falling for chatbots. Radio 4, 11pm

BBC NEW COMEDY AWARDS 2026: Patrick Conlan, Alana Jackson , Cormac Sinnott, Abbie Hale, Jen Nolan and Tabish Akbar all perform at Birmingham Town Hall, all hoping to take the BBC New Comedy Award 2026. Guz Khan hosts, with head judge Amy Gledhill joined by Kiell Smith-Bynoe and previous winner Dan Tiernan. BBC One, 10.40pm

Thursday November 19

KIRI'S COMEDY CLUB: Kiri Pritchard-McLean chats to her Tarot sketch group colleague Kath Hughes about her rise from gigging above pubs to performing opposite Renee Zellweger and Bill Nighy. Radio Wales, 6.30pm

Friday November 20

BREAKING THE NEWS: Des Clarke is joined by Ria Lina, Phil Ellis, Amanda Dwyer and Stephen Buchanan to break down the week's news. Radio Scotland, 1.30pm. It's also on BBC Scotland TV at 11pm.

HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: Kelly Cates hosts, with team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and guest panellists Maisie Adam and Krishnan Guru-Murthy. BBC One, 9pm

BILL'S INCLUDED: New sitcom in which Rob Brydon plays Bill, a homehowner left lonely and broke when his wife walks out for the gardener, so he lets his spare rooms to four students. Read more about the show here. BBC One, 9.30pm

THE LAST LEG: Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker look back at the week's news with guests Nish Kumar and Luisa Omielan. Channel 4, 10pm

ZOOPORT: In this comedy-drama pilot, scandal-hit filmmaker Dav returns to Newport to save his career, but chaos awaits. BBC One Wales, 11.30pm

Saturday November 21

LGBTQ+ NEW COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR: Filmed at the Comedy Store last week, the final will be available to watch for free on the Comedy Bloomers YouTube Channel from today. Our review is here.

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Published: 15 Nov 2026