I wonder what led two rather fine R4 hosts, Jack Dee and Miles Jupp, who steer I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and The News Quiz with panache and, I had thought, a true compass for comedy, to the sub-funny Bad Move? Naked pocket-stuffing greed perhaps? Dee, who co-wrote the thing, downsizes to the country and finds, rather than a rural idyll, recalcitrant locals and dodgy broadband, ho ho. Compared to Rob Beckett's Static last week it's pant-wettingly hilarious. Yet so, comparatively, are rectal polyps.

Bad Move: preview

Bad Move is definitely not The Good Life, since Steve and Nicky can't do anything for themselves (and don't want to grow any veg). But it feels even safer than the 1970s sitcom: a couple of enjoyably wry lines and photogenic scenery barely enough to warrant a return visit.

Bad Move, ITV1, preview

It's the holy grail of comedy. The mainstream family sitcom. So full marks to ITV1 - not a channel with a great track record in the genre lately - for having a crack. Whether they've totally succeeded is another matter though.

Quacks: one of the most original new shows of the year

"I gave myself a medical historical education and puked it back out as comedy", says Rev creator James Wood of his new BBC2 comedy Quacks. Gerard Gilbert meets the writer and cast members Rory Kinnear and Mathew Baynton.

The Penny Dreadfuls: Le Carré On Spying preview

Take out the radio receiver concealed in your shoe and tune in.

Comedians cast in 'Manwatching'

Manwatching, which explores heterosexual female desire, is written by an anonymous woman and directed by Lucy Morrison.

Glasgow Comedy Festival review: Miles Jupp

Miles Jupp has first world problems. If the real bee in his bonnet is the Duchy Originals biscuit range, it is pretty clear he has led a pretty charmed life thus far.

Glasgow Comedy Festival interview: Miles Jupp

Miles Jupp performed his third ever stand-up show in Glasgow, travelling through from Edinburgh, where he was a student. He honed his craft on the Scottish comedy circuit before finding success on television, film, the stage and radio. Despite being a one-man multi-media dynamo, he has found time to tour seven stand up tours. His latest, Songs of Freedom is a thoughtful and hilarious meander through subjects like hipsters, manners, identity, regrets and astronauts. Yes, he was Archie in Balamory. He was also John in The Thick of It. He gets around.

Miles Jupp, comedy review

Miles Jupp proves he's still an extremely effective stand-up as he brings the house down with middle class minutiae.