© Matt Crockett Live From The UK to return to Radio 4
Stand-up showcases recorded at comedy clubs around the country
11/09/2026 … Radio 4's flagship stand-up series Live From The UK is to return.
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Fri 11 September 2026
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© Steve Ullathorne Writer Lorelei Mathias revamps her Break-Up Club novel
11/09/2026 … Comedy writer Lorelei Mathias is releasing a new edition of her novel The Break-Up Club next month.
Ola Labib picks up her honorary fellowship
From Rose Burford College theatre school
11/09/2026 … Ola Labib has picked up her honorary fellowship from Rose Burford College, a theatre school in South-East London.
Thu 10 September 2026
© Raph_PH/CC BY-SA 2.0 Sacha Baron Cohen 'to star in Quentin Tarantino play'
Coming to the West End next year
10/09/2026 … Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly due to star in Quentin Tarantino‘s stage play The Popinjay Cavalier on the West End stage.
Josephine Lacey to release her Autism Mama show
Recording comes as comic ends the show after two years touring
10/09/2026 … Josephine Lacey is to record her show Autism Mama, after touring it for two years.
The Skinny and Fest magazines to close
Publisher hit by 'economic difficulties in the Scottish arts'
10/09/2026 … Scottish arts outlets The Skinny and Fest are to close down.
Nick Mohammed to host Traitors live show
10/09/2026 … Nick Mohammed is to host the West End show based on The Traitors.
Comic Lucy Frederick joins Oh, Mary!
Playing the chaperone to Lolly Adefope's First Lady
10/09/2026 … Stand-up Lucy Frederick is joining the cast of Oh, Mary! in the West End.