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Inside Jokes s1 (Amazon Prime Video, from Fri)

a look, but one featuring Sharon Stone and an innovative approach is pretty much unmissable. Mosaic started in 2017 as a mobile app, allowing viewers to choose from which perspective the plot, which involves an investigation into the murder of children’s author Olivia Lake, is depicted and to learn various unseen facets of it by background documents, emails, news clippings and police reports. A TV-friendly version was then put together; that’s the boxset now being made available and it works as a standalone without the extra elements. The acting and direction are, as you would expect, of the highest order, with Beau Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Paul Reubens among the supporting cast.

US comedian Asif Ali’s new, six-part documentary series should help him launch his career on this side of the pond. Its aim is to follow the progress of up-and-coming comics from New York and Los Angeles as they pursue their dream of being selected to appear at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, a gig that could make or break their careers. Ali charts their progress as the group are put through their paces during gruelling auditions while trying to fit their personal lives and regular jobs around their pursuit of showbiz success. Rosebud Baker, Robert Dean, Kellen Erskine, Simon Gibson, MK Paulsen, Alzo Slade and Daphnique Springs may not be famous yet, but their time to shine could be just around the corner.