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Sun 05 July 2026
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The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
05/07/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Sat 04 July 2026
Details revealed for Kevin McCarron's funeral
Laughing Horse co-founder to be remembered
04/07/2026 … Details have been finalised for the funeral of Kevin McCarron, the co-founder of the Laughing Horse comedy clubs who died last Saturday at the age of 72.
Fri 03 July 2026
Turkish comedian arrested for insulting Erdogan
Deniz Göktaş detained for calling the president a dictator
03/07/2026 … A Turkish comedian has been arrested on charges of insulting Islam and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during one of his shows.
Thu 02 July 2026
Second series for Ed Gamble's Unacceptable
Before the first has even aired
02/07/2026 … Ed Gamble-fronted panel show Unacceptable has been renewed for a second series, before the first has even aired.
© BBC/Various Artists Limited Such Brave Girls named best comedy
At the Broadcast Digital Awards
02/07/2026 … Kat Sadler's BBC Three sitcom Such Brave Girls has been named best comedy at the Broadcast Digital Awards.
Wed 01 July 2026
Scottish comedian Paul Sneddon dies at 70
Known for his characters Vladimir McTavish and Bob Doolally
01/07/2026 … Comedian Paul Sneddon, who performed under the alter-egos Vladimir McTavish and Bob Doolally, has died at the age of 70.
Ashlee Bentley wins Magners' Share The Craic contest
Irish comedian gets a full Edinburgh Fringe run
01/07/2026 … Ashlee Bentley has won a fully-funded run at the Edinburgh Fringe after triumphing at the final of the Magners' Share The Craic competition in London last night.