© Marsha Arnold Monty Don to host Have I Got News For You
25/03/2026 … Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
2026 Archives
Wed 25 March 2026
© Marsha Arnold 
Hammer nails it
Comic Kate secures financial help for her Edinburgh Fringe debut
25/03/2026 … Glasgow-based comic Kate Hammer will be getting help staging her Edinburgh Fringe show this year after being named the recipient of a fund helping up-and-coming…
Comic sued for mocking Lion King lyrics
Composer says it damages his business with Disney
25/03/2026 … The writer of the Lion King’s Circle Of Life chant is suing a comedian for mocking it.
Things You Should Have Done gets a YouTube spin-off
Chi and Lucas interview celebs on a pedalo
25/03/2026 … The BBC has launched a YouTube spin-off from on Things You Should Have Done.
© World Affairs Council of Philadelphia/CC BY-SA 2.0 Bill Cosby ordered to pay an extra $40million
Further damages to woman he drugged and raped
25/03/2026 … Bill Cosby has been ordered to pay an extra $40million to a woman he drugged and raped more than 50 years ago.
Jamie Dornan and Al Nash compete to be James Bond
25/03/2026 … Jamie Dornan may be tipped as the next James Bond – but it looks like he could be losing out to Saturday Night Live's Al Nash.
Tue 24 March 2026
What was the fictional airline in The High Life?
24/03/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Jack Whitehall to produce a live action Mr Benn
From the man who bought you I Swear
24/03/2026 … Jack Whitehall is producing a live-action version of classic kids’ TV series Mr Benn.