This Morning slammed over Gyles Brandreth's covid joke

Gyles Brandreth made a Covid-19 joke on This Morning, amusing Eamonn Holmes, but some viewers said it was in 'bad taste'.

The Nightly Show with Dermot O'Leary: final week review

The Nightly Show started out as train-wreck telly in which the (entirely unintentional) crashes, bangs and wallops never ceased. But as ITV's disastrous 10pm chat-fest entered the final week of its first (and presumably only) season it had achieved a dreary variety show competency.

Eamonn Holmes welcomes his wife Ruth Langsford to the dating-themed panel show. In her absence, she's often the subject of the host's self-mockery, so now she can turn the screw in person. Also guesting on the series closer are Russell Kane, Al Porter and Carol Vorderman. There's cheeky banter - personified by Kelly Brook as one team captain - but the show is made somewhat edgier by her rival, the naturally hilarious Vicky Pattison.

Eamonn Holmes is released from daytime TV to embrace his cheeky side on this panel show about the perils of dating. Perennial pin-up Kelly Brook and Vicky Pattison, who made her name on Geordie Shore but is crafting herself a fine career as a TV personality, are captains. Sharply scripted one-liners keep things on the right side of Celebrity Juice-style crassness, but few gags are off-limits, so expect plenty of mother-in-law and Tinder-based laughs.

Eamonn Holmes hosts this bawdy panel show, in which two teams reveal far too much about their experiences in the world of dating and relationships. Heading up the teams are Kelly Brook and Vicky Pattinson from Geordie Shore, with games such as First Impressions, in which the contestants have to guess which guest is responsible for the anecdote told by Eamonn. There's another round called Bonkbusters. God help us all.

Radio Times review

Christmas needn't be all doom and gloom, you know: try to see the funny side of it with this collection of amusing clips and comedians' anecdotes. The age-old staples of festive observational comedy are thoroughly dealt with, from office parties and last-minute shopping to cooking the turkey and feeling sick on Boxing Day.

Jane Horrocks narrates, with Christmas bonuses also heading into the bank accounts of Al Murray, Linda Robson, Adil Ray, Eamonn Holmes and, offering some hope of frosty freshness, Dame Edna Everage.

Radio Times review

There's something acutely charmless about The Guess List. Add the merest touch of desperation and look what you've got - a Saturday-night game show. Host Rob Brydon works tremendously hard to keep the thing pelting along as he gently, and often not so gently, insults a panel of celebrity guests who this week include Nick Hewer, Helen Skelton and Eamonn Holmes.

Inevitably there's plenty of ribaldry when the guests are asked to pinpoint an embarrassing first date.

Radio Times review

Written by and starring the siblings Rebecca and Jeremy Front, this astute satirical comedy returns for a new run. Each of the five spoof documentaries has Jeremy, as a Radio 4 reporter, spending 24 hours in the company of one of the "incredible women" of the title, all played by Rebecca.

Today we encounter Danielle, a reality TV star whose concept of "normal life" has been weirdly warped by having her every move scripted for her - it's a cross between TOWIE and What Katie Did Next. Various famous voices pop up as themselves - Eamonn Holmes, Joanna Lumley, Clare Balding and Dame Stella Rimmington included - and my favourite is Barbara Windsor, who makes a knowing return to her Carry On days as a sexually predatory 87-year-old singer.

Clever, funny, quality writing - this is just what we've come to expect from the Fronts.

Mitchell and Webb on Ambassadors

We interview the stars of BBC Two's comedy drama. Why does Robert Webb struggle to visit France? And why did David Mitchell ignore Eamonn Holmes at an airport?