© BBC Stewart Lee: I want Morris dancers on my next tour
Comic might also dip his toe into new media...
17/02/2026 … Stewart Lee is starting to think about his next tour – and it could feature Morris Dancers.
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Tue 17 February 2026
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Hoopla improv celebrates 20 years
With a festival in ints London venue
17/02/2026 … London’s Hoopla improv theatre is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a festival bringing together performers who appeared there early in their careers.
Red Dwarf prequel coming soon
Novel set before the accident that wiped out the ship's crew
17/02/2026 … A Red Dwarf prequel is coming soon.
Mon 16 February 2026
Scots Squad star Darren Connell pulls tour
‘This decision wasn’t taken lightly'
16/02/2026 … Scots Squad star Darren Connell has pulled his UK tour.
© House of Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 Minister to meet comedy industry reps
Another step on the path for official recognition
16/02/2026 … Comedians and other industry representatives are to meet the Creatives Industries Minister next month to lobby for greater recognition of the artform by government.
Fatiha El-Ghorri reveals her cancer surgery
...and the pain of waiting for help over her medical menopause
16/02/2026 … Fatiha El-Ghorri has revealed that she has had surgery for cancer, and spoken frankly about how difficult she has found it to live with the consequences.
Egg and cheese
Comic George to promote Pilgrims Choice
16/02/2026 … George Egg has signed a deal to front a new marketing campaign for Pilgrims Choice.
Ola Labib to front Tesco Ramadan series
Social media promo with Channel 4
16/02/2026 … Ola Labib is to star in a new social media series for Ramadan as a commercial tie-in with Tesco.