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Former stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit dies from lung cancer
23/01/2026 … Tributes have been paid to Susan Vale, a stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit of the late 1990s, following her death from lung cancer.
Credits includ Vic & Bob, Top Gear and My Dad Wrote A Porno
23/01/2026 … Sky has appointed former Top Gear showrunner Lisa Clark to oversee the UK remake of Saturday Night Live.
© Matt Crockett Going on sale the same day Is This Thing On? opens
23/01/2026 … John Bishop has announced a major UK and Ireland tour for spring 2027.
© ITV Ross Noble, Jen Brister and Jack Dee all return too
23/01/2026 … Sir Lenny Henry is to perform at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk this summer – his only UK music festival performance of the year.
© Eduardo Unda-Sanzana/CC BY-SA 2.0 Python provided a voice for In The Land Of Sometimes,
23/01/2026 … The last film role recorded by Terry Jones before his death in 2020 is coming to cinemas.
© BBC Comedian to buy his own Scottish castle in new TV series
22/01/2026 … Alan Carr is to buy and run a Scottish castle, with his efforts documented in a new TV series.
21/01/2026 … Chris Cantrill, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Michael Spicer and Alfie Moore have all been named as finalists in this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.
© Netflix Comic had the most-watched stand-up special
21/01/2026 … Dave Chappelle has again been named the most popular comedian on Netflix.
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