© Kerrianne Gauld West End new act 2026 finalists names
...as Bath Comedy Festival crowns its winner
22/04/2026 … The finalists have been named for the 2026 West End New Act of the Year.
2026 Archives
Wed 22 April 2026
© Kerrianne Gauld 
Fighting With My Family to become a stage musical
New life for Stephen Merchant's 2019 movie
22/04/2026 … Stephen Merchant's film Fighting With My Family is being adapted into a stage musical.
New stand-up streaming service to be launched
Nish Kumar's special will be the first exclusive to Gorilla Comedy+,
22/04/2026 … A US comedy company is launching a subscription streaming service dedicated entirely to stand-up, with a lineup that includes several well-known British acts.
© Hat Trick Productions Chat show for Smoggie Queen Dickie
James Acaster among the guests on YouTube series
22/04/2026 … The BBC has announced a YouTube spin-off series of Smoggie Queens called The Dickie Show.
Tue 21 April 2026
Russell Brand is running for London Mayor
But he concedes he may have to do so from jail
21/04/2026 … Russell Brand has launched a campaign to be the next Mayor of London.
© Phil McIntyre TV How much do you know about Victoria Wood?
Quiz marking ten years of her death
21/04/2026 … Victoria Wood died ten years ago.
Roundhouse Comedy Festival announces its line-up
Including Frank Skinner, Kristen Schaal, Sam Campbell and Joe Lycett
21/04/2026 … The line-up has been announced for the Roundhouse Comedy Festival, which is returning to the Camden venue three years after its debut.
Six picked for Welsh comedy scheme
Developing ideas for C4 and S4C
21/04/2026 … Six comedy writer-performers have been selected for Comedy Lab Cymru, a development scheme run jointly by S4C, Channel 4 and production company Little Wander.