All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Israeli court rules that the exchange was defamation
20/08/2026 … A comedian has been ordered to pay almost £2,500 to a woman he mocked as fat from the stage A Tel Aviv court found that Vova Tamarkin’s comments went…
Are these the best one-liners at the Edinburgh festival?
19/08/2026 … Comedian Olaf Falafel has won the (Some Guy Called) Dave Joke of the Fringe 2026 with the line: ’I remember thinking, as I taped a piranha to my boomerang,…
© Avalon / C4 19/08/2026 … Channel 4 has confirmed that Taskmaster will return at 10pm on September 3.
© Happy Tramp North No third series for Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh's comedy
19/08/2026 … The BBC has cancelled Scottish sitcom Only Child after two series, star Gregor Fisher has revealed.
© NotFromUtrecht/CC BY-SA 3.0 What happened to comedians' money?
19/08/2026 … The leading comedy industry group is demanding answers to just how much organisers of the Leicester Comedy Festival knew about their financial woes before collapsing…
Comedy festival reveals its tips for the top
19/08/2026 … The five acts in the running for this year’s Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2026 have been revealed.
Panel show returns September 13
19/08/2026 … Harriet Kemsley and Finlay Christie will be making their Mock The Week debuts on the next series of the panel show.
19/08/2026 … Eva Peroni has been crowned winner of the 2026 Chortle Student Comedy Award – the first Scottish act to take the tile in its 22-year history.
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