Richard Osman

Preview - Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

Dave's video game comedy returns for a second series - and it's even managed to spawn a spin-off.

Following a one-off episode as part of Channel 4's Fake News Week (it even managed to seed some of its own fake news, many outlets picking up its made-up story about Kanye West planning an appearance on Pointless), The Fake News Show gets a proper series. Stephen Mangan hosts the panel show that aims to separate the alternative facts from the alternative fiction, with help from captains Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman.

Richard Osman and Sara Pascoe are the celeb joystick-wagglers launching the second series of Dave's arcade thunderdome. This anarchic gameshow has finally cracked how to turn video gaming into a spectator sport by booking enthusiastic guests, adding studio audience interactivity and, crucially, putting game-literate wits O Briain and Ellie Gibson in charge. A new reviews-focused companion show, Go 8 Bit: DLC, follows straight after.

Preview - Have I Got News for You

One of the big questions in the comedy world at the moment is whether we are experiencing a new satire boom?

Lee Mack, Barry Cryer and Richard Osman talk satire

We can only hope The Nightly Show takes the criticism on board and find its own groove when the time comes - assuming human civilisation hasn't already ended, of course.

Preview: Murder in Successville series three

Murder in Successville is back on our screens next week, with a third series once more bringing Tom Davis back as uncompromising cop DI Sleet, alongside a whole new roster of celebrity rookie-cops to help him solve a crime. But is the third series up to the high standards set by the two before it? Our editor Paul Holmes took a sneaky peek to find out...

Once again, Channel 4 steps heroically forward to address the drought of panel shows featuring Stephen Mangan, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman. This, part of C4's Fake News Week, promises to be a one-off dissection of current propaganda - but prompts the thought that a regular (and serious) show of this sort would be a valuable service. Followed later by Confessions Of The Paparazzi, a portrait of photographers who pester celebrities.

Preview - The Fake News Show

This week is being devoted by Channel 4 to the weird and sometimes disturbing world of "fake news". They are starting things off with a panel show pilot, which may sound dreary to some, but there are some interesting aspects to it, such as the fact it is a rare pre-watershed comedy.

Preview - Insert Name Here

When Sue Perkins-fronted panel show Insert Name Here began earlier this year, there was not that much notice taken of it, which was a shame as it was one of the better efforts in terms of panel shows.