Tim Minchin to write new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang songs
Reuniting with his Matilda collaborator Matthew Warchus
Tim Minchin is writing the songs for a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remake. The Australian…
Distribution deal for star-studded UK comedy
A cast of British comedy stars will feature in a ‘warm,…
Josie Long's axed Short Cuts to return
The BBC is bringing back Josie Long’s Radio 4…
Not Going Out scrapped a Bobby Ball tribute episode as it was 'too sad'
Lee Mack wrote an episode of Not Going Out based around…
'Things are bubbling' for a US version of Black Ops
America could be getting its own version of Black Ops, …
‘People like seeing posh, beautiful people suffer'
Amanda was the most obvious character to get her own…
Paul Kerensa suffers a stroke at 47
Comedian Paul Kerensa is recovering at home after having…
James Corden: After making Gavin & Stacey, I thought it might be shit
James Corden said he thought Gavin & Stacey ‘might be shit’ after…
'Americans would have ruined Small Prophets'
The BBC’s head of comedy says he was happy not to have any American funding…
Another venue bans Roy Chubby Brown
Roy Chubby Brown’s management has hit out after another venue cancelled the…
BBC comedy boss: We back the genre for the laughs, not the money
The BBC has announced ten new and returning shows at its comedy festival in Liverpool. The…
New sitcom for Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell
Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell is to head a new BBC comedy set in a …
The BBC heads back to Amandaland
Amandaland will be back for a third series, it was announced at the BBC comedy festival…
Tour news
Features
Eric Morecambe at 100
For many people over the age of 50, the first few bars of an old 1960s song will…
'I often feel Philomena Cunk is the real me'
Diane Morgan goes ghost-hunting in some of the grand homes where she films her…
'No algorithm would have said Britain wants a comedy about a bloke who grows homunculi'
As delivered at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, yesterday: Thank you for joining…
'The stuff I'm getting now I wouldn't have been ready for five years ago'
After a series of well-received Edinburgh Fringe shows and being regular tour support…
Reviews
Smok'd Crack New Comedian of the Year 2026
Now in its third year, the Crack Comedy Club in South…
If I Didn't Laugh I'd Cry: The Frank Carson Story
There aren’t many dead comedians without a fringe…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Paul McCaffrey: What a Time to Be Alive
Salford Lowry
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York The Crescent
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James Acaster 2026 tour
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Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz
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Other news
More comedians join Judd Apatow's The Comeback King.
A host of fellow comedians have joined Li Jin…
CNN renews the US Have I Got News For You
The American version of Have I Got News For You has…
Ania Magliano to host the Rose d'Or awards
Ania Magliano from Sky's Saturday Night Live UK, has been announced as host of…
BBC Radio Wales show for Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears
Gareth Gwynn and Esyllt Sears of the I’m So Not Over It podcast are launching…
New bid to win MPs' support for grassroots comedy
The Live Comedy Association is to hold an event at the Houses of Parliament…
Eugene Mirman releases his first special in a decade
Eugene Mirman has released his first stand-up special in a decade for free on YouTube. Here…
First look at Diane Morgan as a robot
The BBC has released the first photographs from Ann Droid, a new six-part comedy…
Eloise Heath named West End New Act of the Year 2026
Eloise Heath has been named West End New Act of the Year 2026. She won a…
Punching Up
When Gavin and Stacey wasn't so unforgettable...
It became the biggest comedy on British TV, but Gavin and Stacey had a modest start on BBC Three – and certainly didn’t have the brand recognition…
When A League of Their Own aired its final episode…
Jude Law 'wants to play Ian Moore's alter-ego'
It’s a dinner-party fantasy conversation many…
As Ireland boycotts Eurovision, it screens Father Ted instead
Irish TV viewers will be shown the Eurovision-themed…
Videos
In a Travelodge in Bromsgrove, Louis Theroux interviews the one person he’s never managed to before....
Ncuti Gatwa, Al Nash, and Larry Dean – plus a special guest – featuring in this sketch from last night's Saturday Night Live UK.
It was the last in the series, but the show will return to Sky in September.
Looking Theroux the Mirror
From SNL UK
Trailer for The Reluctant Vampire
Lenny Rush in BBC adaptation of Eric Morecambe's book
Trailer for Sam Campbell’s Make That Movie
Coming soon to Channel 4
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