All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Steve Ullathorne Edinburgh new act competition results
27/08/2026 … Australian comedian Joshua Khoury has won the 39th edition of the So You Think You’re Funny? comedy newcomer competition.
© Prime Video Ten more comedians enter the room
27/08/2026 … The ten comedians taking part in the third series of Last One Laughing have been named.
© Channel 4 Eight episodes for Taskmaster spin-off
27/08/2026 … Channel 4 has commissioned a series of Alex Horne’s Taskmaster spin-off Your Time Starts Now, following a successful pilot.
Enormous trophy for the creator of Basil Crumbwick
27/08/2026 … Sam Eley has won the 2.
© Boffola Pictures 27/08/2026 … Diane Morgan comedy Ann Droid has been commissioned for a second series.
26/08/2026 … Kate Dolan has won the Comedians’ Choice Award for the best show at the Edinburgh Fringe, And Marty Gleeson was named best newcomer.
Sky commits to its high-profile comedy show
26/08/2026 … Sky has said that it is committed to Saturday Night Live UK for the ‘long run’.
Starring Robert Webb, Timothy Spall and more
26/08/2026 … Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper has written a new multi-generational comedy for Netflix.
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