Schedule Thursday 18th April 2024

Kiri's Comedy Club

Series 1, Episode 3 - Making the News Funny

Loads of the biggest movers and shakers in comedy started off writing topical - and lots of them did the same job. Kiri Pritchard-McLean interviews BBC audio comedy contract writers past and present about the skill of turning news stories into jokes. Gareth Gwynn, Robin Morgan, Tasha Dhanraj, Christina Riggs and Peter Tellouche share their tips and tricks in this masterclass on writing for topical.

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

Episode 8

Sara Cox, David Tennant, Lydia West and Roisin Conaty are this week's panellists.

Bottom: Exposed

A documentary about Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson sitcom Bottom.

Taskmaster

Series 17, Episode 4 - Apropos Of Apoppo

Contenders Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton are forced to wrangle wild animals - with unpleasant consequences for Sophie and Steve. Taskmaster Greg Davies's loyal valet Alex Horne watches on as Joanne demonstrates a traditional Irish handshake, John reveals a love of pickled onions and Nick sparks controversy with a cardboard tube.