Catherine Gee

Graham Norton, Telegraph agony uncle and purveyor of uncouth - but very funny - humour, welcomes Britain's most successful pop star, the evergreen Sir Cliff Richard. The pair may not share a taste in comedy but I'm willing to bet Sir Cliff will be a good sport. He's promoting his Soulicious tour, which has three remaining dates. Joining him are Lord Sugar and comedian Micky Flanagan; also, X Factor judge Kelly Rowland performs her new single Down for Whatever.

According to this rather daft comedy, getting a job as a spy at MI5 is actually pretty easy. Even if your work experience to date has been serving in a computer shop and you're an idiot they'll still give you a gun. Of course, being a comedy, the set-up isn't really important, it's the jokes and performances that make it. Unfortunately, this is decidedly low-brow comedy that probably won't raise more than a smirk. We're now in episode two and Tim (Darren Boyd), our hapless new recruit, begins his first day on the job. Robert Lindsay - moving from one mediocre sitcom to another - is his boss.

Now here's a daft premise for a comedy series. Couple Alice and Mitch have a drink and drug-fuelled threesome with their gay flatmate on Alice's 30th birthday. When Alice discovers she's pregnant they decide to keep the child and raise it together. Such a set-up might not comply with a lot of people's moral codes but, as it happens, it throws up some funny moments and there's plenty of good chemistry between actors Amy Huberman, Stephen Wright and Emun Elliot.

Karl Pilkington on An Idiot Abroad 2: interview

Karl Pilkington tells Catherine Gee about the highs and lows of filming An Idiot Abroad 2 and being Ricky Gervais's best mate... he supposes.

The garrulous host seems to have stuck with the same Friday Night formula, as he settles into his new home on ITV1. He still lavishes his guests with compliments while making hit-and-miss jokes, but the calibre of guests is as strong as it ever was. His first, Helen Mirren, is always a delight to watch on a chat show and she's there to plug her new espionage thriller The Debt which also stars Tom Wilkinson and her Calendar Girls co-star Ciarán Hinds. Also on the show is entertainingly camp dance teacher Louie Spence, who will have no trouble stopping Ross from stealing his limelight. Music comes from Brit-rock band Kasabian but you can always change the channel before the end.

It's surprising that Sugartown is on so late. Everything about it suggests a family comedy drama. There's no swearing, the jokes are inoffensive, and, unlike many comedies these days, it doesn't rely on embarrassment to get laughs (or grimaces). Admittedly it isn't often very funny, but it's warm and entertaining enough. Tonight, the locals rally round to save the desolate seaside resort's rock factory by launching a new range of sweets, while Carmen (Georgia King) prepares for the dance school's opening night.

Another of the four celebrity chat shows taking place on Friday nights these days. Tonight the camp comedian meets actors Thandie Newton and Ben Miller, plugging their new film Huge. Blokeish Liam Gallagher adds a bit of contrast - it'll be interesting to see how he and Carr get on. And Supernanny Jo Frost is also there, fresh from whipping errant toddlers - and their parents - into shape for a new series of her Channel 4 show.

The jokes may be less clever than in its big brother, Have I Got News for You, but Mock the Week can still serve up a few laughs. Now, as the 10th series begins, Frankie Boyle - the one who seems get a thrill out of reciting the most controversial jokes he can think of - has moved on. As has BBC Three darling Russell Howard, though as he is the least funny of the regular panel this is nota great loss. Dara O'Briain returns as host, with Andy Parsons and the quite wonderful Hugh Dennis still in their panel seats. They are joined by Chris Addison (The Thick of It, insurance adverts), Greg Davies (the headmaster in The Inbetweeners), and stand-ups Milton Jones and Seann Walsh.

Al Murray returns in his Pub Landlord guise for this pub quiz-themed comedy gameshow in which contestants compete to win a frozen chicken. He's assisted by former Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon and a man in a giant frozen chicken costume called Mr Giblets. Those who score the fewest points in a round are branded "thick and slow" and sent to the "sin bin". Having an hour to fill, Murray spends ages bantering with Salmon, the crowd, the contestants and the celebrities at the "top table" (ex-footballer Peter Shilton, and TV stars Olivia Lee and Dominic Littlewood) before actually asking any quiz questions. It's all very silly and not remotely challenging but will no doubt entertain pub quiz fans after a couple of pints.

This very daft yarn about a British zoo reunites the cast of A Fish Called Wanda - though it is not a sequel - and also stars John Cleese. He plays an eccentric manager who, in the face of being replaced by a US hotshot (Jamie Lee Curtis), decides the zoo should only keep dangerous animals. Kevin Kline co-stars in two roles.