Melbourne International Comedy Festival finds its new boss
Dylan Cole to replace Susan Provan
21/07/2026 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has found its new boss, Dylan Cole.
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Tue 21 July 2026
British autism sitcom attracts star names
Fred Armisen, Penn Jillette and Patton Oswalt in audio comedy
21/07/2026 … A new podcast sitcom made specifically for an autistic audience has launched with a line-up of well-known guest voices attached.
© NotFromUtrecht/CC BY-SA 3.0 Leicester Comedy Festival submits a 'serious incident report'
Financial woes flagged up to Charity Commission
21/07/2026 … The company behind Leicester Comedy Festival has submitted a ‘serious incident report’ to the Charity Commission over its ongoing financial issues.
Mon 20 July 2026
Just For Laughs showcases Red Richardson and Helen Bauer
Brits among Montreal comedy festival's prestigious New Face line-up
20/07/2026 … British stand-ups Red Richardson and Helen Bauer have made the cut for the prestigious New Faces showcases at Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival.
© BBC/SHUK Greg Davies shoots a Cleaner Christmas special in Italy
Robert Webb, Peter Serafinowicz and Kevin Eldon join the cast
20/07/2026 … Greg Davies is returning as crime scene cleaner Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead for a Christmas special of The Cleaner, to be set in Italy.
© Onyi Olisa Comedian Rachel Baker wins bingo-caller contest
In the guise of her alter-ego Gwen
20/07/2026 … Comedian Rachel Baker has won the Dabbers Bingo comedy caller contest, performing as her high-energy, dance-loving alter-ego Gwen.
Sun 19 July 2026
© Aemen Sukkar Comedy festivals everywhere, all at once
19/07/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© ITV Lenny Henry writes a radio play about the legacy of slavery
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
19/07/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.