Sara Pascoe

Final episode for now of the slight but amiable panel show that eschews interrogation in favour of Sue Perkins lobbing underarm softball topics at the panellists. One might argue the licence fee-paying public would gain better value by just sending the panel down to Bella Pasta and screening their subsequent pre-doughballs banter. Nominative know-it-alls joining Josh Widdicombe and Richard Osman tonight include Bake Off invigilator Paul Hollywood, historian Kate Williams and comedians Joe Lycett and Sara Pascoe.

Review: Sara Pascoe

Sara Pascoe addresses heavy issues with a lightness of touch that stops her set ever becoming preachy, and her constant self-questioning reassures us that whilst nobody's perfect in an imperfect world, that's no excuse not to try and be a better person.

The Must-Sees of 2016: comedy

Featuring Billy Connolly, Isy Suttie, Vic and Bob, Frankie Boyle, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Delaney, Julian Clary and Sara Pascoe.

Sara Pascoe's Christmas Assembly review

Ganesh, Odin and Princess Diana substitute for the three wise men in Pascoe's endearingly silly, variety-pack Christmas play.

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Margaret Cho, Jen Brister and Sara Pascoe's Christmas Assembly.

Five of the best comedy gigs for Christmas 2015

Sara Pascoe, Margaret Cho, Brian Cox and Kevin Bridges are among those promising better laughs than you'll get from your Christmas crackers.

Sara Pascoe and Will Adamsdale on surviving Christmas

You don't have to be a Grinch to find this time of year a chore - all that enforced ho-ho-ho, non-stop drinking, and over-consumption of Brussel sprouts and mince pies (not on the same plate, though, that would be weird) - as we are bombarded with aspirational messages in pursuit of the "perfect Christmas". But if your dream is merely to survive until the new year unscathed, then comedians Sara Pascoe and Will Adamsdale are here to help.

Radio Times review

Heaven knows, there's not much to laugh about in the news, which almost perversely means we need more than ever the pungent satire of Have I Got News for You. If we can't make fun of our fears, then we're lost.

Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond, now MP for Gordon at Westminster, is one of the guests. He has appeared on the show before, though some years ago, back when everyone, including him, had more hair.

Also trying to help us to forget our troubles is Sara Pascoe, a cheerful stand-up who's clever enough and observant enough not simply to be the female comedian who fills the "we need a woman" chair.

Hosting is everyone's favourite, the twinkly and urbane Alexander Armstrong. As MC of Pointless, he's king of the daytime quiz show, and also recently topped the classical music charts with his first album, A Year of Songs. Let's hope he gives us a tune.

Sara Pascoe: Zoolander 2 is a step backwards for us all

Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of a trans model hurts anyone who has been boxed in by statements such as 'men don't cry' or 'women are nurturing'. Gender is a prison we all live in.