Alan Carr to host wine-based podcast
'For people who don't own a decanter'
26/11/2025 … Alan Carr has launched a wine podcast with fellow comedian Lee Peart.
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Wed 26 November 2025
© BBC Babatunde Aléshé joins Strictly
Comedian named for Christmas special
26/11/2025 … Comedian Babatunde Aléshé is to take part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
© BBC BBC Comedy Festival to hit Liverpool in 2026
Fifth year for industry event open to the public
26/11/2025 … The BBC has announced that its Comedy Festival will be back for a fifth time – heading to Liverpool in May next year.
Tue 25 November 2025
It's virtually a comedy gig!
An industry first as stand-up tour adds a VR stop
25/11/2025 … Dom Hatton-Woods is adding an unusual stop on his stand-up tour: a virtual reality comedy club.
Chris Ramsey hosts a Channel 4 Christmas series
(Or is it a glorified Sainsbury's ad?)
25/11/2025 … Chris Ramsey is hosting an alternative Christmas guide for Channel 4, under a commercial tie-in with Sainsbury’s.
© Corrine Cumming Sikisa to release her first stand-up special
25/11/2025 … Comedian and immigration lawyer Sikisa is releasing her first stand-up special.
Wells Comedy Festival back for its 10th edition
First names announced for 2026 event
25/11/2025 … The Wells Comedy Festival is to return next year for its tenth edition.
© BBC/Studio Lambert Lucy Beaumont to compete in the Great British Sewing Bee
As Iain Stirling takes on MasterChef
25/11/2025 … Lucy Beaumont is taking part in a celebrity version of The Great British Sewing Bee this Christmas.