Edinburgh Comedy Award appoints a new executive director
Longstanding head Nica Burns looks to the future
09/08/2026 … The Edinburgh Comedy Award has a new ‘executive director’ as its boss Nica Burns has started planning for their long-term future.
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Sun 09 August 2026
© Andy Hollingworth Kevin Bridges hits the road again
The best of the week's live comedy
09/08/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Frank Skinner's latest stand-up special hits screens
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
09/08/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Sat 08 August 2026
Will this be the new Live At The Apollo?
Have A Word podcast to launch a replacement for axed BBC show
08/08/2026 … The team behind the hit Have A Word podcast are launching a replacement for Live At The Apollo.
Fri 07 August 2026
© ITV Seventh series for Sorry I Didn’t Know
ITV renews its black history panel show
07/08/2026 … ITV has renewed its panel show Sorry I Didn’t Know for a seventh series.
Thu 06 August 2026
Aisling Bea joins Starman film
Starring opposite Brendan Fraser
06/08/2026 … Aisling Bea is to appear opposite Brendan Fraser and Jeff Daniels in the new sci-fi thriller movie Starman.
© Leicester City Council Leicester mayor: We WILL have a comedy festival next year
Council chief vows to keep keep the event alive
06/08/2026 … Leicester City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has vowed that a comedy festival will takes place in the city next year It comes after the Big Difference Company,…
The 'biggest prize in comedy' returns for 2026
NextUp trophy now stands 204cm tall
06/08/2026 … Voting opens tomorrow for NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy, the Edinburgh Fringe prize decided by the streaming platform’s subscribers.