This week's new comedy

Pete Firman: Jiggery Pokery, On tour Oh my God! They killed Lenny! The second series of BBC1's Saturday night wand-waving spectacular The Magicians may have gone ahead without Mr Henry but it's brought welcome exposure to one of the finest purveyors of comedy magic on today's scene – Pete Firman. Like his Magicians co-stars Barry & Stuart, Firman dispenses with cheesy conjurors' cliches. Instead, his is a low-key matter-of-fact approach that makes his sleight-of-hand all the more spectacular. The ban on smoking indoors may have put paid to one of his most celebrated tricks – involving the lighting, smoking and subsequent swallowing of 20 cigarettes – but Firman's got plenty more where that came from. And even those unimpressed by his more lavish illusions can't fail to be entertained by Firman's audience-baiting, comically self-aggrandising patter. West End Centre, Aldershot, Sat; Assembly Rooms, Derby, Sun; Artrix, Bromsgrove, Thu; King George's Hall, Blackburn, Fri Naz Osmanoglu: 1000% Awesome, Leicester In recent times, we've seen lots of British stand-ups use comedy routines to talk about their fathers and, in so doing, introduce us to some memorable comic characters. Naz Osmanoglu – one third of boisterous sketch group WitTank – has plenty of great material drawn from observing his own father, a proud Turk who claims to be descended from the rulers of the Ottoman Empire and who loves to assert his masculinity. The top-drawer anecdotes and well-observed culture-clash comedy that ensues is highly enjoyable but is just one string to the impressive Osmanoglu's bow. He's adept at using the staples of pop culture as a jumping-off point for great comedy; watch out for his marvellous extrapolation of all the comic possibilities associated with TV survivalist Bear Grylls. The Crumblin' Cookie, Sat Matt Richardson, On tour Back in the 90s, there was a brief attempt to market comedy as the new rock'n'roll. It didn't work, but these days there are ever more comics with a following that many rock stars would envy – Noel Fielding, Russell Howard and Chris Ramsey among them. Matt Richardson might just be the next up-and-comer to appeal to that demographic: he's brash, slick and full of mildly laddish but self-deprecating stories, all delivered with an irresistible twinkle. Cynics might see just another E4 presenter in the making; however – as with Howard and Ramsey – there's a keen observational mind here. Richardson may be full of self-confidence but he's got broad appeal to back up the cockiness. Oceana, Milton Keynes, Sat; The Crumblin' Cookie, Leicester, Sun; The Yard Bar & Kitchen, Cardiff, Mon; St Mary's University College, Twickenham, Tue; Abingdon & Witney College, Abingdon, Thu