All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Second series finally in the can – four years after the first
05/06/2026 … The second series of Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou's BBC sketch show is finally set to air this year – three years after it was originally announced.
© Rachael Dobbie 05/06/2026 … Spoof blockbuster Police Cops and the anarchic cult show Late Night With Terry Wogan have won comedy awards at the Brighton Fringe.
Friends complain that 'woke mob' cost Lisa Jane Spencer her job
05/06/2026 … A comedy content creator is in line to receive more than £19,500 after being ‘cancelled’ for posting a racist video.
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.
Season six now shooting in London
05/06/2026 … Jennifer Saunders has joined the cast of Only Murders In The Building.
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documentary about Rik Mayall, drawing on previously unseen family archive material, unheard audio recordings and unpublished sketches.
'I had a lot of silliness that needed to get out'
04/06/2026 … Adam Buxton is making a new podcast for Audible.
© Peti610/CC BY-SA 4.0 National Gallery to host stand-ups
04/06/2026 … The National Gallery is to become a comedy club, for one night only.
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