All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC Studios After creator Brendan O’Carroll broke his jaw
17/08/2026 … The Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas specials have been cancelled after creator Brendan O’Carroll broke his jaw.
17/08/2026 … Voting has opened for this year’s Comedians’ Choice Awards, the Edinburgh Fringe prizes decided entirely by comedians.
© Kris Askey New academic research published
17/08/2026 … Taking part in a stand-up course improves the mental wellbeing and resilience of LGBTQ+ people, new research suggests.
204cm prize up for grabs at the Edinburgh Fringe
16/08/2026 … Twenty comedians have been longlisted for the Biggest Award In Comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo The story of her Yes Minister sketch and the rest of the week's TV and radio comedy
16/08/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
The best of the week's live comedy
16/08/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC 'I’m so excited, I could cha cha!'
15/08/2026 … Ellie Taylor has been officially unveiled as the new host of the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two.
© UKTV/Jack Margerison 14/08/2026 … Adrian Edmondson has written his second adult novel – a family saga set on a farm on the North York Moors – 30 years after his first.
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