ON DEMAND CHOICE: Sketch shows

Sketch shows are the hardest form of TV comedy to get right, partly because of the sheer amount of material involved – here’s our guide to some of the best available on demand… Monty Python’s Flying Circus Smack The Pony (19992003) (1969-74) The influence of Gleefully silly skits the Pythons’ classic surreal with a high hit rate from Doon sketch show continues to be Mackichan, Fiona Allen, and felt in comedy today, from Sally Phillips (centre). All4. the Spanish Inquisition to

The Iliza Shlesinger the dead parrot. Netflix.

Sketch Show (2020) Saturday Night Live (1975present) This infectiously energetic This US institution has long been a series from the US comedian has a lot of star factory (Bill Murray, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, fun with gender stereotypes. Netflix.

Kate Mckinnon) and the free Youtube channel

Also try… Absolutely ( All4 ), French And has a huge archive, so you can watch past stars

Saunders (iplayer), Goodness Gracious from across the decades. Sky/now TV, Youtube.

Me (iplayer), Key & Peele (Youtube), Little A Bit Of Fry And Laurie (1989-95) The duo’s Britain (iplayer), Harry Enfield & Chums eccentric box of delights has a fabulous way (Britbox), I Think You Should Leave (Netflix), with words, and is never cruel. Britbox. Victoria Wood As Seen On TV (Britbox).

6.25pm FILM Hulk Comic-book adventure, starring Eric Bana. FILM Terminator Genisys Sci-fi adventure sequel, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emilia Clarke. 11.30 Celebrity Gogglebox USA 9.00

7.25pm Four in a Bed

8.00 Devon and Cornwall

9.00 24 Hours in A&E Medics treat three

women who have been stabbed. 11.10 Father Ted

6.55pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fantasy adventure, starring Megan

Fox and William Fichtner.

9.00 The Shallows Thriller, starring

Blake Lively and Oscar Jaenada.

10.45 True Lies Action comedy, starring Arnold

Schwarzenegger and and Jamie Lee Curtis.