Saturday Night Live unveils its UK cast
04/02/2026 … Sky has announced the cast of Saturday Night Live – and confirmed that the show will launch on March 21.
2026 Archives
Wed 04 February 2026
© TaxRebate.org.uk/CC BY-SA 2.0 Comedians report a huge wage slump
20% fall recorded in UK Live Comedy Sector Survey
04/02/2026 … Britain’s live comedy sector is facing a financial crisis, with performers’ incomes falling sharply while costs continue to rise, according to a survey…
© Alex Tabrizi Men Behaving Badly
Review of the stage revival of the 1990s sitcom
04/02/2026 … Stage adaptations of classic comedies have enjoyed something of a purple patch in recent years, courtesy of Fawlty Towers, the Only Fools And Horses musical and,…
Tue 03 February 2026
Aurie Styla and Nish Kumar join Texan comedy festival
03/02/2026 … Aurie Styla and Nish Kumar have joined the line-up of the Moontown Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas.
Palestine: Peace De Resistance
Review of Sami Abu Wardeh's tour show
03/02/2026 … Beyond taking potshots at easy targets like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, vanishingly few comedians grapple with big political themes in an artistic zeitgeist dominated…
What inspired Inspector Clouseau's look?
03/02/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Comics go spying for New Zealand
Familiar faces in new Kiwi comedy
03/02/2026 … Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas has teamed up with Kiwi comedians Rose Matafeo, Paul Williams and Bret McKenzie from Flight Of The Conchords to write and star in a…
'A masterclass in physicality, geared towards pure charm'
03/02/2026 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London.