Paddy McGuinness to revive Big Break
12/05/2026 … Big Break is returning with Paddy McGuinness as host.
2026 Archives
Tue 12 May 2026
© Hat Trick / Channel 4 As Ireland boycotts Eurovision, it screens Father Ted instead
A Lovely Horse episode replaces song contest final
12/05/2026 … Irish TV viewers will be shown the Eurovision-themed episode of Father Ted in place of the song contest’s final on Saturday.
How much do you know about Eric Morecambe?
Try our Tuesday trivia quiz to mark his 100th birthday
12/05/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
A Very Fatal Murder
Podcast from Onion Public Radio
12/05/2026 … The Onion is cashing in on the craze for true-crime podcasts.
James Corden returns to US late-night TV
Hosting a World Cup show with Rio Ferdinand
12/05/2026 … James Corden is heading back to late night American TV – if only temporarily.
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo Amazon greenlights Brett Goldstein's new romcom series
About a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort
12/05/2026 … Brett Goldstein is to make a romantic comedy series about a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort.
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Mackenzie Crook to direct his first film
Starring fellow Detectorist Toby Jones
12/05/2026 … Mackenzie Crook is to direct his first film – with his Detectorists co-star Toby Jones in the lead role.
Mon 11 May 2026
Britain gets a dedicated comedy radio station
From the team behind the NextUp streamer
11/05/2026 … The team behind NextUp has launched a 24/7 comedy radio station.