All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Karla Gowlett Comic back to discuss 'the complex pool of masculinity'
27/01/2026 … Geoff Norcott’s Working Men’s Club – the comic’s stand-up series about modern masculinity – is returning to Radio 4 this spring/ Four…
Comedian's tour show to be shown in more than 400 cinemas
27/01/2026 … James Acaster’s last tour is to be screened in more than 400 cinemas across the UK.
27/01/2026 … Three more appointments have been announced for the upcoming Saturday Night Live UK.
Comedy line-up also includes Elf Lyons and Robin Ince
27/01/2026 … The Also Festival has unveiled its comedy programme for 2026, with political stand-up Mark Thomas and French character comic Marcel Lucont among the headline acts.
© Matt Stronge Show to be titled Angry Humour From A Really Nice Guy
27/01/2026 … Nish Kumar is heading back on the road with a new stand-up show later this year,.
At least according to one award!
26/01/2026 … Five stand-up comedians have been nominated for the 2026 Next Big Thing award, which aims to spotlight acts deserving of wider public attention.
Daily analysis of the show about gay hockey players
26/01/2026 … Olga Koch and Catherine Bohart have started a daily podcast about the TV series Heated Rivalry.
© Aemen Sukkar Comic to appear in West End spoof
26/01/2026 … Tom Allen is to join the West End spoof Titanique this autumn.
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