Janine Harouni makes the final of Netflix Star Search
Comic to compete for $500,000 prize
12/02/2026 … Janine Harouni has made it to the final of Netflix talent show Star Search.
2026 Archives
Thu 12 February 2026
'Comforting but grotesque'
Creepy Boys pick their comedy favourites
12/02/2026 … Queer Canadian performance comedy duo Creepy Boys – aka Sam Kruger and S.
© Channel 4 Channel 4 to launch Spotify comedy channel
With content previously made for YouTube
12/02/2026 … Channel 4 is launching a Spotify comedy channel this week.
Alan Carr joins Pixar movie
12/02/2026 … Alan Carr has been announced as taking part in yet another project – voicing a character in a Pixar film.
Ardal O'Hanlon to star in comedy heist movie
You’ll Never Believe Who’s Dead hits the film market
12/02/2026 … Ardal O’Hanlon is to star in a comedy heist caper described as ‘Ireland’s first cynical Christmas comedy film’.
© LeoCassiopea/CC BY-SA 4.0 Amelia Dimoldenberg to become a romcom star
Chicken Shop Date creator has a movie in development
12/02/2026 … Amelia Dimoldenberg is set to star in a romcom movie.
Melbourne comedy fest launches a podcast
Comedians share their defining moments
12/02/2026 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has launched a new podcast that explores the pivotal moments in comedians' careers.
© Matt Crockett Star comics back Live Comedy Day
Industry-wide celebration set for April 1
12/02/2026 … Star-name comics are lending their support to the first Live Comedy Day, celebrating the contribution the industry makes to culture.