Petition to save Radio 4 Extra passes 8,000 signatures
Dismay at the loss of a valued resource: 'Give me a curator over an algorithm any day'
26/10/2026 … More than 8,000 Radio 4 Extra fans have signed our petition to save the station.
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Mon 26 October 2026
© Hartswood Films BBC One Wales to air three new comedy shorts
With Dawn French, Richard Ayoade and a host of local talent
26/10/2026 … Three new comedy shorts are coming to BBC One Wales and iPlayer.
New podcast from Jack Dee
With Seann Walsh and Sara Morgan
26/10/2026 … Jack Dee, Seann Walsh and Sara Morgan have launched a new podcast based on solving listeners’ problems.
© C4 Channel 4's comedy and entertainment heads step down
Big changes at loss-making broadcaster
26/10/2026 … Channel 4 is losing its heads of comedy and entertainment.
© Andy Hollingworth Kevin Bridges 'developing a Netflix comedy-drama'
26/10/2026 … Kevin Bridges is reportedly developing a comedy drama for Netflix.
SNL's Nigerian Wicked sketch goes ciral
More than 4.5million views on social media
26/10/2026 … Saturday Night Live UK have scored a major viral hit with their Nollywood version of Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo.
Hertfordshire gets four new comedy clubs
Monthly nights launched by stand-ups Duncan Hart and Gil Givens
26/10/2026 … Comedians Duncan Hart and Gil Givens are launching four monthly comedy clubs across Hertfordshire next month.
Sun 25 October 2026
Dylan Moran starts his new tour
...and Nottingham Comedy Festival gets under way in the week's best live comedy
25/10/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,351 events Chortle currently has listed.