Sashi Perera: Pear Tree
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2026 … Gently spoken Sashi Perera offers a fascinating journey thought the colonial history of Sri Lanka, why society there still holds white people in such esteem and…
2026 Archives
Fri 17 April 2026
Thu 16 April 2026
© Nathan Macgee Steve Coogan joins Funboys
Playing a 'pompous, cruel and petty' man
16/04/2026 … Steve Coogan has joined the second series of BBC comedy Funboys.
James Acaster to star in his first video game
Marble adventure Perchang World drops next month
16/04/2026 … James Acaster has lent his voice to a new video game.
© Ian West/PA News/Alamy James Corden backs ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award again
Rhod Gilbert and Elf Lyons also contribute to biggest prize fund yet
16/04/2026 … James Corden will again be sponsoring the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards this year, alongside fellow comics Rhod Gilbert and Elf Lyons.
SNL UK is 'smarter and funnier' than the original
– says the man who started it all, Lorne Michaels
16/04/2026 … Saturday Night Live founder Lorne Michaels has hailed the UK version of his venerable show as ‘smarter, funnier and more original’ than its American…
© Prime Video Halloween twist for Last One Laughing
No screaming, comedians to be told
16/04/2026 … Comedians taking part in the Halloween special of Last One Laughing will have to adhere to a new rule.
Guy Montgomery: Warm
From the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
16/04/2026 … Guy Montgomery enjoys his warm welcome on stage at the Big Four-Oh! – a celebration gala marking 40 years of the Melbourne International Comedy…
Hannah Gadsby on theatre games
At the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
16/04/2026 … Here’s Hannah Gadsby talking about doing a theatre workshop in New York – and hating it.