Dethklok decides to try their hand at standup comedy in order to avoid burning out on metal. Pickles remains traumatized by a heckler while the rest of the band learns that comedy is all about embracing the hate.

The Midsomer Worthy Choir are in shock after a baritone dies on the eve of a prestigious competition. Barnaby catches a figure sidling away from the church, who claims he was birdwatching at the time of the killing - but when he is fatally shot, the inspector and sidekick Jones need to find the connection between him and the murdered singer.