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Mayall documentary leads the best of this week's TV, radio and streaming comedy
21/06/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 21 June 2026
© Harry Elletson Simon Amstell hits the road
21/06/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 20 June 2026
© NBC / Chris Haston / Album / Alamy Veteran US sitcom director James Burrows dies at 85
Co-creator of Cheers and creative force behind so many hits
20/06/2026 … Veteran US sitcom director James Burrows – whose achievements include co-creating Cheers – has died at the age of 85.
Fri 19 June 2026
Spitting Image set for High Court showdown over Paddington
19/06/2026 … The copyright fight over Spitting Image’s use of Paddington is heading to the High Court on Monday.
Five comics compete for a funded Fringe run
Finalists named in Magners' Share The Craic competition
19/06/2026 … Five comedians will compete for a funded run at the Edinburgh Fringe this August, after a nationwide search that drew more than 500 entries.
© Aemen Sukkar Jiksaw Romesh: I'll walk away from comedy at 50
Stand-up tells a sceptical Tom Davis his career has just two more years
19/06/2026 … He’s one of the hardest-working men in comedy – but Romesh Ranganathan has suggested that he’ll walk away from it all in two years.
© Scottish Government Congratulations Andy – now can you fix the comedy industry?
Nighttime sector urges newly-elected Burnham to act
19/06/2026 … He might only just have become an MP – but Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham is already facing calls to boost night-time industries such as live…
Ricky Gervais announces 2026-27 tour Legend
With the rights already sold to Netflix
19/06/2026 … Ricky Gervais has announced the first dates of his new tour – with Netflix snapping up the rights already.