Omid Djalili's next film really chimes...
Comic stars in Simon Callow's About A Bell
07/05/2026 … Omid Djalili has made a new film in which he plays a Syrian refugee upset by the demolition of a former parish church.
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Thu 07 May 2026
Who won at the Golden Lobes 2026?
07/05/2026 … Tom Crowley took the top prize at the annual Golden Lobes awards for comedy podcasting last night.
© Netflix Netflix sets release date for Ricky Gervais's Alley Cats
Cast includes a raft of After Life co-stars
07/05/2026 … Ricky Gervais's animated series Alley Cats will launch on August 7, Netflix has announced.
© Rumpus Media Johnny Vegas to play a priest in new dark comedy
07/05/2026 … Johnny Vegas is to play a priest in one of the next films in 5’s Play For Today.
© BBC Comics join Death Valley
Guest stars include Roisin Conaty, Jim Howick and Hammed Animashaun
07/05/2026 … A raft of comedians including Roisin Conaty, Ghosts’ Jim Howick and SNL UK’s Hammed Animashaun are to have guest roles in the second series of Death…
Second series for Saturday Night Live UK
Sky confirms extended run of 12 episodes
07/05/2026 … Saturday Night Live UK will return for a second series, Sky has announced.
Eugene Mirman releases his first special in a decade
07/05/2026 … Eugene Mirman has released his first stand-up special in a decade for free on YouTube.
Wed 06 May 2026
Peter Kay reschedules his aborted Birmingham show
New date for fans evacuated over bomb scare
06/05/2026 … Peter Kay has rescheduled his Birmingham show that was evacuated because of a bomb scare on Friday.