© Samantha Blakey Aziz Ansari announces Royal Albert Hall gig
10/02/2026 … American comedian Aziz Ansari has announced a date at London's Royal Albert Hall on July 11.
2026 Archives
Tue 10 February 2026
© Samantha Blakey 
Meet the 2026 UK Pun Champion
Adam Ernest Pickard scoops title in Leicester
10/02/2026 … Adam Ernest Pickard has won the UK Pun Championships at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Judges announced for Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2026
For the culmination of the city's comedy festival
10/02/2026 … The judging panel has been announced for this year’s Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award, with broadcaster Edith Bowman and Still Game co-creator Greg…
Mon 09 February 2026
Uncle Bryn's house could be yours!
Barry property on the market for £210,000
09/02/2026 … Uncle Bryn’s house from Gavin and Stacey is up for sale with a £210,000 price tag.
© Matt Squire Small Prophets
Review of Mackenzie Crook's new supernatural comedy-drama
09/02/2026 … The one-line review is that if you enjoyed Detectorists – and you really should have – you’ll enjoy Mackenzie Crook’s new project, too.
Griff Rhys Jones launches a podcast
09/02/2026 … Griff Rhys Jones is teaming up with rock keyboard legend Rick Wakeman for a new podcast called The Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds.
BBC adapts Here We Go and Mammoth for the US
Remakes in development Stateside
09/02/2026 … America could soon have their own versions of BBC comedies Here We Go and Mammoth.
'It's a huge testament to how inventive artists can be when studios and producers aren’t involved'
Shenoah Allen picks his comedy favourites
09/02/2026 … Shenoah Allen brings his stand-up storytelling show show Bloodlust Summertime to the Soho Theatre next week, featuring acid-fuelled tales of drugs, gun violence…