Garry Richardson

Garry Richardson was last week declared by a listener to Today to be the real Alan Partridge, which is a bit unfair to all the other sports reporters who must have gone into the making of Steve Coogan's fictional broadcaster. And yet, and yet... There's something about Garry's hosting of this sports 'n' jokes show which might well mark him out as chief contender for the Partridge crown. Joining him to fling wisecracks at the World Cup and all else sporting are writer-performers Laurence Howarth, Richie Webb and Dave (the voice of Come Dine with Me) Lamb.

This is as topical as sport meets comedy gets, so there is no material to listen to beforehand. But I have no doubt in recommending the show: Garry Richardson makes me bellow with his sports bulletins for the Today programme and, as the format remains unchanged, it has to have a sporting chance as a winner.