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U&Dave drops its escape room format
29/10/2026 … U&Dave has axed its comedy escape room show The Way Out after one series.
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Thu 29 October 2026
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Leicester's new comedy festival reveals line-up
...and it's almost as big as before
29/10/2026 … The full line-up has been revealed for the Independent Comedy Festival replacing the collapsed Leicester Comedy Festival.
Wed 28 October 2026
Which comedians are on the 2026 Royal Variety Performance?
28/10/2026 … Milton Jones and Phil Wang will be performing at this year’s Royal Variety Performance, to be hosted by Jason Manford.
Harry Hill creates 'absurd dark comedy' The Jillon
28/10/2026 … Harry Hill has made a ‘gloriously absurd dark comedy’ film about an 86-year-old woman who gives birth to a ‘weird’ child.
Bill Bailey narrates spoof nature documentary
28/10/2026 … Bill Bailey has lent his voice to a comedy nature documentary based around World Of Warcraft.
Jamie Demetriou working on a new TV show
28/10/2026 … Jamie Demetriou is working on a new TV series called A Group Of Modern Guys, Chortle can reveal.
Tue 27 October 2026
'He did not follow a straight path, he went where destiny led him'
Tributes to Ronnie Golden at his funeral
27/10/2026 … Friends and family have paid tribute to Tony De Meur – the musician and comedian also known as Ronnie Golden – at his funeral in London today.
Eric Idle cancels tour dates
Comic pulls trip down under on doctors' orders
27/10/2026 … Eric Idle has cancelled a book tour of Australia and New Zealand because of ill health.