Craig Speirs becomes the final Chortle Hotshot of 2026
We have our five Fringe debutants tipped for the top
25/03/2026 … Craig Speirs has become the final Chortle Hotshot of 2026.
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Wed 25 March 2026
Sky to air Rob Beckett’s Giraffe special
'The funniest and most honest show I have ever done'
25/03/2026 … Rob Beckett’s latest stand-up tour, Giraffe, is to air on Sky One on Good Friday, it has been announced.
Last ever Luke Rollason bursary winners announced
Alternative comedians heading to the Brighton Fringe
25/03/2026 … Comedian Luke Rollason has announced the winners of the fifth and final year of the memorial bursary – a prize he set up, while still very much alive, to support…
Nish Kumar to appear on the American Have I Got News For You
First UK comic to guest on CNN version
25/03/2026 … Nish Kumar is to make his debut as a guest on the US version of Have I Got News For You.
© Avalon / C4 Air date set for Taskmaster series 21
25/03/2026 … Taskmaster’s 21st series will air on Channel 4 from April 9, it has been announced.
© Marsha Arnold Monty Don to host Have I Got News For You
25/03/2026 … Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
Hammer nails it
Comic Kate secures financial help for her Edinburgh Fringe debut
25/03/2026 … Glasgow-based comic Kate Hammer will be getting help staging her Edinburgh Fringe show this year after being named the recipient of a fund helping up-and-coming…
Comic sued for mocking Lion King lyrics
Composer says it damages his business with Disney
25/03/2026 … The writer of the Lion King’s Circle Of Life chant is suing a comedian for mocking it.