© Channel 4 Taskmaster doubles its New Year Treat
Two special episodes instead of one
30/10/2025 … Taskmaster’s New Year Treat is to run over two episodes for the first time ever.
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© Karen Laårk Boshoff/Pexels U&Gold opens its Christmas cracker joke competition for 2025
30/10/2025 … Comedy channel U&Gold has opened entries for its annual Christmas cracker joke competition – as it returns for its 13th year.
Wed 29 October 2025
© Gregor Fischer I re:publica/CC BY-SA 2.0 Graham Linehan accuser was 'deliberately intimidating', court hears
Writer's anti-trans ally gives evidence in his harassment case
29/10/2025 … The teenage trans activist who accuses Graham Linehan of harassing her had been ‘aggressively’ photographing attendees at a conference, a court heard.
© E4 Celebrity puppets get raunchy
Steamy fanfic bought to life in new E4 comedy
29/10/2025 … A comedy series remaking erotic fan fiction with puppets is finally hitting screens after seven years of development No Strings Attached was first…
Beat the Frog 2025 finalists announced
Showdown at Manchester’s Frog and Bucket on Monday
29/10/2025 … Manchester’s Frog and Bucket Comedy Club has announced the ten finalists for its annual Beat the Frog World Series final.
Graham Norton becomes an Edinburgh Fringe ambassador
34 years after he made his festival debut
29/10/2025 … Graham Norton named as an ambassador of the Edinburgh Fringe.
Leicester Festival back to celebrate 'the art of comedy'
More than 700 shows in 2026 programme
29/10/2025 … Leicester Comedy Festival has announced that its 2026 theme will be The Art of Comedy, celebrates humour ‘as a true art form, standing alongside theatre,…
Only Murders In The Building comes to London
29/10/2025 … Only Murders In The Building is heading to London.