Seven Dials Playhouse to close
Future of London venue deemed 'unviable'
23/03/2026 … London’s Seven Dials Playhouse to close next week.
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Mon 23 March 2026
© Bafta/Rachell Smith Greg Davies to host the TV Baftas
23/03/2026 … Greg Davies has been named as the host of this year’s Bafta television awards.
Ben Keaton dies at 70
Perrier winner, Father Ted actor and so much more
23/03/2026 … Tributes have been paid to comedian turned actor, writer and director Ben Keaton following his death at the age of 70.
Sun 22 March 2026
Wax lyrical
The best of the week's live comedy
22/03/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© HBO Max Celebrating Mel Brooks at 99
The week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
22/03/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Strong audience for SNL UK launch
226,000 viewers is a good figure for Sky
22/03/2026 … Saturday Night Live UK debuted to 226,000 viewers last night.
Sat 21 March 2026
Katherine Ryan writes her second memoir
About ‘what it means to be a woman, a wife and a daughter today’
21/03/2026 … Katherine Ryan has written her second memoir about ‘what it means to be a woman, a wife and a daughter today’.
Fri 20 March 2026
Antisemitism group bids to reopen Reginald D Hunter case
Campaigners seek review after judge branded their original case 'abusive'
20/03/2026 … The Campaign Against Antisemitism is trying to reopen its case against Reginald D.