Alexi Duggins

Tom Davis interview

He swapped life as a builder for singing Disney songs in drag. Now the 6ft 7in comic is set to conquer the mainstream with family sitcom King Gary.

Welcome back League of Gentlemen, you work of genius

It was brutal, terrifying - and hilarious. After a 15-year break, we are more than ready to return to Royston Vasey with Edward and Tubbs and the local people.

Is Brexit's cheerleader beyond a joke?

A new one-off comedy follows the Ukip poster boy as he swaps politics for watching Pointless and going down the pub. But is it humanising his hatred?

Harry Hill's Tea-Time: a recipe for glorious fun

Harry Hill returns to TV with a spoof cookery show featuring Paul Hollywood and fist-fights over Ferrero Rocher. As you might expect, it's quite odd.

People Just Do Nothing: we're the Beatles of Brentford

BBC Three's hit comedy follows the antics of a spoof pirate radio station - but now they're getting props from the real UK music scene. Next stop: Ibiza.

The Windsors: behind the scenes

A star cast of comics impersonate our first family in this Channel 4 sitcom. But is it satire or something more affectionate?

Russell Brand interview

'Fuck those 400 pricks in parliament'.

John Prescott shifts his buttocks around in an armchair. 'So the doctor asks me: "What do you mean you want a flu jab in your left arm AND your right arm?". "Well, why do you think they call me 'two jabs'?".' Such is the quality of gags in this joke-based half-hour presented by John Bishop.

This 'show that always makes you laugh' goes for the funny bone by combining snippets of stand-up from the likes of Jason Manford and Ed Byrne with pre-recorded Christmas cracker-worthy contributions from D-lebrities and members of the public. The stand-up is far and away the highlight in comparison to the cast of Chingford health instructors, Wiltshire factory workers and Heather from EastEnders reeling off funnies that range from the bizarre to the hackneyed.

Entertaining enough, but could probably have done without the to-camera spots from a curiously vacant Bishop.

Martin (David Rawle) wakes up, doesn't bother to wash his face and thus fails to avoid falling victim to one of his sister Sinead's pranks. A prank that leaves him wandering into school caked in more make-up than Widow Twankey. What to do? Why, break down the wall at the back of his house to shorten his commute, and thus allow more face-washing time in his morning routine. Naturally - after all the Berlin Wall happens to be coming down at the same time. There's a gentle sense of whimsy to this third episode of Chris O'Dowd's sitcom, which means that, while it's not exactly packed with belly laughs, it's nonetheless a sweet, enjoyable way to while away half an hour. Then again, it's hard to go wrong when your lead character is such a cherubic little kid.

Ronna and Beverley must be hilarious live, because that's surely the only way they managed to bag a Sky Atlantic chat show that can pull in guests of the calibre of Jon Hamm and Will Arnett. Despite the duo's best attempts at outrageous sexual humour, this lukewarm comedy offering ends up being as shocking as an announcement of delays on the Northern Line. In spite of attempts to sex her up, Sue Perkins remains well within her comfort zone. And the X-rated revelation they bamboozle Will Arnett into: 'I have never had sex with Will Smith.' In between guests, one of their skits sees them upset unwitting Women's Institute members by talking about blowjobs. Isn't good comedy only meant to skewer people in positions of power?