Mum may be a saint, but the music's an unholy racket

Try as I might, I've never warmed to Mum. As with all saints, it's hard to have much sympathy for anyone who invites the world to walk over her.

Review: why serious silliness is so ludicrously funny

There shouldn't be anything entertaining about a grumpy quiz enthusiast searching for a lost baby monitor in a caravan. More interesting things happen to every one of us daily. But the spectacle on Taskmaster (Dave channel) of a furious and frustrated Paul Sinha, better known as The Sinnerman from teatime general knowledge gameshow The Chase, was ludicrously funny.

Review: Don't Forget the Driver

Toby Jones stars in a new comedy-drama about... oh, never mind. That's all we need to know: 'Toby Jones.' It's going to be a good 'un.

Flea cheers! Phoebe Waller-Bridge is back...

Thankfully, Fleabag has now achieved enough self-awareness for her emotions to reach beyond her sex drive. That's good, because dialogue this sharp, with a roster of actors this strong, shouldn't be turning viewers off.

Shakespeare & Hathaway review

It's all too silly for a Monty Python sketch, never mind a detective serial. But if you're feeling overwhelmed by the misery and sadism in Baptiste, Luther and a catalogue of other bleak dramas, this little show might supply the antidote.

Warren review

A star as miserable as Victor Meldrew? I don't believe it! Christopher Stevens enjoys Martin Clunes' performance as a tight-fisted, bullying driving instructor on BBC1's Warren.

Monstrously vain maybe... but we can't help loving Alan

We shrivel inside to watch him ... and know that later, when his brain catches up, he'll be shrivelling too.

Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry wallowed in our modern era's campery, as they sent up all the tat of Christmastime in Click And Collect (BBC1).

From the tacky plastic purple unicorn every little girl desired desperately in her stocking, to the blizzard of outdoor lights that could induce epilepsy in a snowman, all the most grating aspects of Yuletide were here.

Throughout most of the hour-long comedy, about two blokes driving across the country to buy the last purple unicorn in stock, Stephen was dressed as an elf. Asim had an illuminated jumper depicting Father Christmas in sunglasses with the slogan 'Banta Claus'.

Despite its cynicism, this wasn't a resentful romp. It even made this old grinch laugh.

Saluting the demented genius of Kenny Everett

Hello, my little passion flowers... my little peeping Toms . . . It's 40 years since madcap DJ Kenny Everett launched his racy Video Show on television, a rapid-fire ragbag of silly voices, pop superstars and filthy jokes.

I'm hooked on gentle joys of Paul and Bob's tales

Both men enjoyed fishing as lads. But it is Paul who really loves sitting in meditative silence beside the water: 'When that float goes under, it's a magical moment and it takes me back to my childhood.'