Axed Leicester festival 'had not sold well'
Poor ticket sales blamed for cancellation
05/06/2026 … The head of crisis-hit Leicester Comedy Festival has blamed poor ticket sales on the cancellation of its outdoor summer festival.
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Fri 05 June 2026
Jennifer Saunders joins Only Murders...
Season six now shooting in London
05/06/2026 … Jennifer Saunders has joined the cast of Only Murders In The Building.
Thu 04 June 2026
Sky to air unseen Rik Mayall footage
Feature-length documentary coming soon
04/06/2026 … Sky is to air a feature-length documentary about Rik Mayall, drawing on previously unseen family archive material, unheard audio recordings and unpublished sketches.
New podcast from Adam Buxton
'I had a lot of silliness that needed to get out'
04/06/2026 … Adam Buxton is making a new podcast for Audible.
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National Gallery to host stand-ups
04/06/2026 … The National Gallery is to become a comedy club, for one night only.
Leicester Comedy Festival axes its outdoor gig
...amid row over money owed to comedians
04/06/2026 … Crisis-hit Leicester Comedy Festival has cancelled its outdoor summer festival with less than two weeks’ notice.
Wed 03 June 2026
© Channel 4 Julian Clary joins Celebrity Gogglebox
03/06/2026 … Julian Clary is joining Celebrity Gogglebox.
Edinburgh Fringe gets a new award just for Scottish-based comics
Just 5 out of 230 main comedy award nominees have ever been from north of the border
03/06/2026 … A new comedy award aimed specifically at Scottish acts is to be launched at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.