All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Matt Crockett Industry-wide celebration set for April 1
12/02/2026 … Star-name comics are lending their support to the first Live Comedy Day, celebrating the contribution the industry makes to culture.
11/02/2026 … Chortle today launches the second year of our Hotshots initiative – offering support to comedians making their debuts at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe.
© Rachel Sherlock Including Sara Pascoe, Ed Gamble and Flo & Joan
11/02/2026 … The Wells Comedy Festival has announced more acts for its tenth anniversary event in May.
© Channel 4 Upcoming comedy with Lara Ricote and Samuel Bottomley
11/02/2026 … A host of familiar comedy faces including John Thomson, Jessica Knappett and Catherine Cohen have joined the cast of forthcoming Channel 4 sitcom Break Clause.
Festival box office opens at noon
11/02/2026 … The Edinburgh Fringe box office opens today, with its first batch of shows.
© Matt Crockett Yet another show for the Celebrity Traitors winner
11/02/2026 … Alan Carr is to front a new travelogue series featuring Jack Dee, Tom Allen and Joanne McNally.
Playing a 19th Century English aristocrat
10/02/2026 … Rhys Darby is to star in a new period comedy, it has been reported.
Anthology of verses first posted on Instagram
10/02/2026 … Catherine Cohen, is this week publishing her debut collection of poems, drawing on similar theme to her-stand up: life, relationships and the messy business…
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