Which megastar singer did Arnold Brown once support?
02/06/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
2026 Archives
Tue 02 June 2026
© Bango Studios/Steven Mochrie We need to save football from corruption and greed
Kevin Bridges on his new show celebrating the best of the beautiful game
02/06/2026 … In his new one-off TV programme, In Search of the Beautiful Game, Kevin Bridges embarks on an international journey to explore the state of football and its cultural…
Becky Hill writes a Jack Whitehall diss track
02/06/2026 … Becky Hill has written a diss track about Jack Whitehall, after the comic roasted her at last year’s Brit Awards.
© ITV Don't play Scousers if you can't do the accent properly!
Brookside's Jennifer Ellison slates fellow actors as she joins G'wed
02/06/2026 … Actors who can’t do decent Scouse accents shouldn’t be cast as Liverpudlians, Brookside legend Jennifer Ellison has claimed.
Mon 01 June 2026
James Acaster at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
01/06/2026 … James Acaster suffered a sobering case of ‘be careful what you wish for’ at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre last night.
How to build a full-length comedy show
New book from stand-up Lee Kyle
01/06/2026 … Stand-up Lee Kyle has written a book telling fellow comedians how to turn a collection of jokes into a proper show, based on his experience as a director.
© Allie Reefer/Pexels Free panel on comedy, women and social change
And a gig putting theory into practice
01/06/2026 … A day of panels and live performance exploring comedy’s role in social change is coming to Salford next month, with a particular focus on working-class women’s…
© BBC BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie steps down
Exec to join Have I Got News For You makers Hat Trick
01/06/2026 … Jon Petrie, the BBC’s director of comedy, is leaving the corporation after five years in the job.