Your Mother’s New Boyfriend
27/01/2026 … Mark Bonanno is your mother’s new boyfriend in this new Aunty Donna sketch.
2026 Archives
Tue 27 January 2026
Mark Thomas and Marcel Lucont join Also Festival
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 Nish Kumar announces 2026 tour
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,.
Mon 26 January 2026
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2026 rules
26/01/2026 … This event is open to students aged 18 years or over on January 1, 2026, enrolled in full-time tertiary education in the UK.
© Comic Relief Iain Stirling: I turned down Love Island loads of times
...until flatmate Phil Wang changed my mind
26/01/2026 … Iain Stirling had told how he turned down being the voice of Love Island ‘loads of times’ – but was finally convinced to do it by his flatmate…
Meet the five comics set to be the 'Next Big Thing' of 2026
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.
Olga Koch and Catherine Bohart launch a Heated Rivalry podcast
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 Tom Allen boards Titanique
Comic to appear in West End spoof
26/01/2026 … Tom Allen is to join the West End spoof Titanique this autumn.