Comedy of the Week

Laura Smyth speaks to celebrity guests to find out about the mothers who made them.
This week Laura is joined by comedians Sara Barron and Nish Kumar and boy is it the battle of the big personality mums! We hear all about Sara’s mum’s main character energy and her mantra ‘we’re not like other girls’. We learn about Nish’s mum leading her entire family to England aged just 15, and the mic drop way in which she introduces herself to strangers. And we conclude that maybe it makes total sense for all mothers to be a little bit mad?
Producer: Sasha Bobak
Assistant Producer: Eve Delaney
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Production Co-ordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

Omid Djalili explores a world that's louder, angrier, and stranger than ever.
Who gets to decide who we are before we've even opened our mouths? Omid Djalili examines the stereotypes that shape our lives - from growing up as the son of Iranian immigrants to the labels, assumptions and snap judgements we all make about each other. Through stand-up, audience contributions and personal stories, he asks whether comedy can break through prejudice and remind us that people are always more complicated than the boxes we put them in.
This is the first episode of the Stand-Up Specials series Omid Djalili: Namaste. To hear more episodes, search "Stand-Up Specials" on BBC Sounds.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

In this episode we hear Jessie Cave’s word for letting your kids explore their canine side, Armando Iannucci's description for excessive false modesty, and Chloe Petts’s coinage for when you need something but you don't want to be a bother.
Ever struggled to find the right word for a feeling or sensation? Unspeakable sees comedian Phil Wang and lexicographer Susie Dent invite celebrity guests to invent new linguistic creations, to solve those all too relatable moments when we're lost for words.
Hosts: Phil Wang and Susie Dent
Guests: Jessie Cave, Armando Iannucci and Chloe Petts
Created by Joe Varley
Writers: Matt Crosby and Katie Storey
Recorded by Jerry Peal
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producers: Joe Varley and Akash Lockmun
A Brown Bred production for BBC Radio 4

The multi-award-winning satire returns, as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album. This week - Andy Burnham embarks on his Odyssey, and Harry and Meghan's dog barks at The Gentlemen on Netflix.
To hear more episode from this series, search "The Skewer" on BBC Sounds.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

The prestigious Awards turns 46 this year and as always is recognising a Best Newcomer and a Best Comedy Show. In this gala, hosted by 2024 Best Show nominee Catherine Bohart, we hear from the nominees and winners to give listeners around the UK the chance to hear what's hot at the Fringe this year. The Gala was recorded at The Grand in the Pleasance Courtyard, one of the Edinburgh Fringe’s iconic comedy venues.
Audible Best Comedy Show winner is Chris Cantrill
Taffner Family's Best Newcomer winner is Marty Gleeson
Also nominated for Best Comedy Show are:
Harriet Dyer, Li Jin Hao, Dan Tiernan, Lara Ricote
Also nominated for Best Newcomer are:
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Dom McGovern, Freddie Meredith, Tom Towelling, Underground Monk Show
Host: Catherine Bohart
Producer: Georgia Keating
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Production Co-ordinator: Jodie Charman
Edited by Chris Maclean
Recorded by Sean Kerwin
Recorded at The Pleasance Grand in Edinburgh.
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.