© Big Talk Productions Lesley Manville joins Brett Goldstein romcom
09/06/2026 … Lesley Manville has been cast as Brett Goldstein’s mum un his forthcoming romcom series Escorted.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 09 June 2026
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Sea-riously funny
Cruise line announces its 2026 comedy festival
09/06/2026 … Lucy Beaumont, Seann Walsh, Milton Jones and Babatunde Aléshé are among the stand-ups playing a week-long comedy festival aboard a cruise ship.
© BBC Brian Conley to host a tribute to Last Of The Summer Wine
Two-hour retrospective features new material from writer Roy Clarke
09/06/2026 … Brian Conley is to front a new documentary celebrating Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running TV sitcom in the world.
Mon 08 June 2026
U&Dave to celebrate the dull
Series picked up following a pilot with Dara O Brian
08/06/2026 … U&Dave has picked up a series celebrating the dullest things in the UK, following a pilot hosted by Dara Ó Briain.
Simpsons writer to make his UK debut
Mike Reiss to talk about his time on the show
08/06/2026 … Mike Reiss is to talk about his time as an early writer on The Simpsons in a string of UK dates this summer – his first live performances in this country.
The Iceman cometh... soon to a cinema near you
Documentary to hit screens around the UK
08/06/2026 … A documentary about the Iceman – the cult figure from the alternative comedy circuit of the 1980s and 1990s – is to be shown in cinemas and comedy clubs…
Ed Easton takes the lead in One Man Musical
Edinburgh Fringe role that George Foreacres made his own
08/06/2026 … Edward Easton is to take over from SNL UK’s George Fouracres when One Man Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.
Sun 07 June 2026
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The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
07/06/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.