Melbourne International Comedy Festival announces its first names for 2026
20/11/2025 … The first names have been announced for next year’s 40th anniversary Melbourne International Comedy Festival – with a number of Brits among them.
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Thu 20 November 2025
Filming starts on BBC comedy Shedites
Starring three of the cast of Mrs Brown's Boys
20/11/2025 … Filming has started on the BBC comedy pilot Shedites, based around a place where ‘men can make themselves useful building and repairing things’.
Russell Kane fronts ITV quiz app
With Capital Radio's Sian Welby
20/11/2025 … Russell Kane and Capital Breakfast DJ Sian Welby are presenting a new quiz app from ITV.
© C4 Peep Show cast reunite
For Bake Off Christmas special... but someone's missing!
20/11/2025 … The cast of Peep Show are reuniting for a Christmas Bake Off special.
© Foto Ad Meskens / Creative Commons Edinburgh might lose its TV Festival
Organisers invite rival bids over cost fears
20/11/2025 … The Edinburgh TV festival might be moving out of the Scottish capital as accommodation prices spiral in August.
New TV series for Urzila Carlson
Stand-up and sketch show airing next year
20/11/2025 … Urzila Carlson is to star in her own series mixing stand-up and sketches.
Wed 19 November 2025
Eli Hart crowned BBC New Comedy Award winner
Following in some illustrious footsteps
19/11/2025 … Eli Hart has been crowned winner of this year’s BBC New Comedy Awards.
Comedians become carol singers
Festive charity singalong announced
19/11/2025 … Comedians including Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Lolly Adefope are to take part in their version of a carol concert this Christmas.