© House of Commons Lobby your MP about comedy, fans urged
Industry group launches letter-writing campaign
10/06/2026 … Comedy fans are being encouraged to lobby their MPs to try to bolster the grassroots sector.
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Line-up announced for 2026 Paddy Power Comedy Festival
Taking over Dublin's Iveagh Gardens again
10/06/2026 … Dylan Moran, Fern Brady and Simon Brodkin are among the performers announced for this year's Paddy Power Comedy Festival, which returns to Iveagh Gardens in…
© BBC/Mayhay Studios Funboys team launch a video game spin-off show
New YouTube content as Northern Irish comedy returns
10/06/2026 … The stars of Funboys are launching a video game review show in the guise of their comedy characters.
Tue 09 June 2026
© Big Talk Productions Lesley Manville joins Brett Goldstein romcom
09/06/2026 … Lesley Manville has been cast as Brett Goldstein’s mum un his forthcoming romcom series Escorted.
Sea-riously funny
Cruise line announces its 2026 comedy festival
09/06/2026 … Lucy Beaumont, Seann Walsh, Milton Jones and Babatunde Aléshé are among the stand-ups playing a week-long comedy festival aboard a cruise ship.
© BBC Brian Conley to host a tribute to Last Of The Summer Wine
Two-hour retrospective features new material from writer Roy Clarke
09/06/2026 … Brian Conley is to front a new documentary celebrating Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running TV sitcom in the world.
Mon 08 June 2026
U&Dave to celebrate the dull
Series picked up following a pilot with Dara O Brian
08/06/2026 … U&Dave has picked up a series celebrating the dullest things in the UK, following a pilot hosted by Dara Ó Briain.
Simpsons writer to make his UK debut
Mike Reiss to talk about his time on the show
08/06/2026 … Mike Reiss is to talk about his time as an early writer on The Simpsons in a string of UK dates this summer – his first live performances in this country.