Axed Leicester festival 'had not sold well'
Poor ticket sales blamed for cancellation
05/06/2026 … The head of crisis-hit Leicester Comedy Festival has blamed poor ticket sales on the cancellation of its outdoor summer festival.
2026 Archives
Fri 05 June 2026
Jennifer Saunders joins Only Murders...
Season six now shooting in London
05/06/2026 … Jennifer Saunders has joined the cast of Only Murders In The Building.
Thu 04 June 2026
Harry Enfield: Swimming's making me deaf
Dips in his local ponds cause 'stalactites' in his ears
04/06/2026 … Harry Enfield is losing his hearing – partly because of his love of cold-water swimming.
Sky to air unseen Rik Mayall footage
Feature-length documentary coming soon
04/06/2026 … Sky is to air a feature-length documentary about Rik Mayall, drawing on previously unseen family archive material, unheard audio recordings and unpublished sketches.
New podcast from Adam Buxton
'I had a lot of silliness that needed to get out'
04/06/2026 … Adam Buxton is making a new podcast for Audible.
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National Gallery to host stand-ups
04/06/2026 … The National Gallery is to become a comedy club, for one night only.
Leicester Comedy Festival axes its outdoor gig
...amid row over money owed to comedians
04/06/2026 … Crisis-hit Leicester Comedy Festival has cancelled its outdoor summer festival with less than two weeks’ notice.
Tom Holland: My dyslexia stops me hosting SNL
Spider-Man star 'petrified' of cue cards
04/06/2026 … Tom Holland has revealed that he’s turned down the chance to host Saturday Night Live because of his dyslexia.