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James Acaster among those taking part
02/05/2026 … Comics James Acaster, Joanne McNally, Joe Lycett, Miranda Hart, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are to be in the next series of The Celebrity Traitors.
© British News and Media/Alamy 19-year-old arrested over 'bomb hoax'
01/05/2026 … No suspicious items were found after Peter Kay’s Birmingham gig was evacuated last night because of a bomb scare.
© Iain Masterton / Alamy Stock Photo Writer cleared over clash with teen trans activist
01/05/2026 … Graham Linehan has had his conviction for damaging a transgender activist's phone overturned.
© Apple 01/05/2026 … Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa will host the next two episodes of Saturday Night Live UK, it has been announced.
Mark Bittlestone is standing for the Greens n next week's elections
01/05/2026 … Comedian Mark Bittlestone has been exposed for promoting antisemitic messages online.
Featuring Marc Jennings, Jack Docherty and more
01/05/2026 … BBC Scotland has commissioned a series of short comedy programmes for YouTube, featuring established performers including Jack Docherty and stand-up Marc Jennings.
© David Iliff/CC BY-SA 3.0 Equalities committee is gathering evidence
01/05/2026 … MPs are asking for evidence about the experiences of women working in comedy.
01/05/2026 … Frank Skinner, Julian Clary and Mark Steel have joined this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
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