All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC 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.
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.
(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 25/11/2025 … Comedian and immigration lawyer Sikisa is releasing her first stand-up special.
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 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.
© BBC Studios Diane Morgan's alter-ego returns
25/11/2025 … Diane Morgan’s Mandy is to return for a Christmas special.
© Ben Whitley/PA Images/Alamy ...but guilty of criminal damage
25/11/2025 … Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist – but cleared of harassment.
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