© Netflix Mike Epps unveils his fifth Netflix special
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
25/01/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 25 January 2026
© Netflix Fri 23 January 2026
Tributes pour in for Susan Vale
Former stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit dies from lung cancer
23/01/2026 … Tributes have been paid to Susan Vale, a stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit of the late 1990s, following her death from lung cancer.
Lisa Clark to oversee Saturday Night Live UK
Credits includ Vic & Bob, Top Gear and My Dad Wrote A Porno
23/01/2026 … Sky has appointed former Top Gear showrunner Lisa Clark to oversee the UK remake of Saturday Night Live.
© Matt Crockett John Bishop announces 2027 tour
Going on sale the same day Is This Thing On? opens
23/01/2026 … John Bishop has announced a major UK and Ireland tour for spring 2027.
© ITV Sir Lenny Henry to play Latitude
Ross Noble, Jen Brister and Jack Dee all return too
23/01/2026 … Sir Lenny Henry is to perform at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk this summer – his only UK music festival performance of the year.
© Eduardo Unda-Sanzana/CC BY-SA 2.0 Terry Jones's last film role set for release
Python provided a voice for In The Land Of Sometimes,
23/01/2026 … The last film role recorded by Terry Jones before his death in 2020 is coming to cinemas.
Thu 22 January 2026
© BBC Alan Carr, chateau man
Comedian to buy his own Scottish castle in new TV series
22/01/2026 … Alan Carr is to buy and run a Scottish castle, with his efforts documented in a new TV series.
Wed 21 January 2026
Comics up for 2026 BBC Audio Drama Awards
21/01/2026 … Chris Cantrill, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Michael Spicer and Alfie Moore have all been named as finalists in this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.