© UKTV/David Cummings BBC and UKTV seek the next big comedy entertainment hit
23/06/2026 … TV production companies are being asked to pitch ideas for the next big comedy entertainment show.
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Tue 23 June 2026
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Comedians cast in alien animation
Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan and Jamie Demetriou in Not Alone
23/06/2026 … Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan and Jamie Demetriou are to play aliens in an upcoming animated comedy film from the studio behind Despicable Me and The Super Mario Bros…
© BBC BBC hails Michael McIntyre's social media reach
250million views of Big Show series 9 clips
23/06/2026 … The BBC has been hailing the social media success of Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, after clips from the latest series racked up 250 million views worldwide.
© Paul Gilbey Nick Mohammed’s Young Magicians head to TV
Comic to oversee new animated series
23/06/2026 … Nick Mohammed’s Young Magicians books are being turned into an animated series.
Carlos Mencia pleads not guilty to tax evasion
As his lawyer blames prosecutors for 'overreach'
23/06/2026 … American comedian Carlos Mencia has pleaded not guilty to 12 felony counts related to his tax filings The stand-up has been released on bail following…
Mon 22 June 2026
© Channel 4 Comics join the cast of Mog’s Bad Thing
John Thomson, Katherine Parkinson and Mawaan Rizwan in Channel 4 special
22/06/2026 … John Thomson, Katherine Parkinson and Mawaan Rizwan have joined the voice cast of Channel 4’s next animated adventure involving Mog the cat, Mog’s…
© Tommy Ga-Ken Wan High Life musical sccops stage award
Critics vote it 'best ensemble'
22/06/2026 … A stage musical based on 1990s TV comedy The High Life has scooped an accolade at the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland.
James Acaster joins the Bad Faries
Animated film penned by Deborah Frances-White.
22/06/2026 … James Acaster has joined the cast of an animated musical movie created by the Guilty Feminist’s Deborah Frances-White.