All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Mark Muldoon 11/03/2026 … Glasgow-based comedian Christopher Macarthur-Boyd has been announced as the winner of the 2026 Next Big Thing award, created to recognise acts deserving more attention.
© VAL Big plans for stand-up's C4 Blap
11/03/2026 … Amy Gledhill’s comedy pilot Toads is being developed into a full series, it has been reported.
New programme idea now being piloted
11/03/2026 … Dara Ó Briain is piloting a new comedy show seeking the nation’s dullest people.
11/03/2026 … Leicester Comedy Festival has announced this year’s award winners, honouring comedians including Joz Norris and James Ellis.
11/03/2026 … Ed Gamble is to embark on a stand-up tour next year, with more than 60 dates planned across the UK.
The latest city to get a Comedy Garden event
11/03/2026 … A new outdoor comedy festival is coming to Norwich this summer, with some of the biggest names in British stand-up.
Adrian Edmondson and Samuel West to make a birdwatching series
11/03/2026 … Adrian Edmondson is to go out on a series of weekend birdwatching trips around Britain with actor Samuel West in a new three-part series for broadcaster 5.
Scheme backed by Joe Lycett and Nish Kumar
11/03/2026 … Applications have opened for £5,000 grants to help artists and companies hoping to take a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
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