Britain’s Favourite 90s TV Comedy (C5, 10.25pm) IT was the era of Britpop and Tony Blair, but it wasn’t just music and politics that got a makeover in the 1990s – the humble sketch show was given, a new lease of life too. The Fast Show lived up to its name by cutting to the jokes in record time, while Goodness Gracious Me and The Real McCoy brought more diversity to our screens. Jo Brand roots around the archives for some of her favourite sketches from the decade, and chats to some of the directors, writers and performers behind them.
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Tonight s TV tips include black comedy Dark Lies the Island, Vernon Kay hosting new game show Game of Talents, Tupac Shakur, Lennoxx Lewis and a Roy Orbison night on The Big O’s 85th birthday . . .
Pick of the Day
Dark Lies the Island, 9.40pm, RTÉ One
Here’s a dark dramedy scratching beneath the surface of Irish life, created by Kevin Barry and directed by Ian Fitzgibbon, that doesn’t quite fit a date night role, but is well worth a watch.
Charlie Murphy stars as Sara, who has married into the feuding and utterly dysfunctional Mannion family.