Trailer for The Incomer
Quirky new Domhnall Gleeson comedy
15/07/2026 … Here’s a trailer for The Incomer, an upcoming comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson as Daniel, a civil servant sent to a remote Scottish island to persuade…
2026 Archives
Wed 15 July 2026
© BBC/Fudge Park Productions No more Daddy Issues
Series three to be the last, Aimee Lou Wood says
15/07/2026 … The third series of Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey’s comedy Daddy Issues is to be the last.
Colin From Accounts closes its books
Series three will be the last, creators say
15/07/2026 … The next series of Colin From Accounts will be the last, creators Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall have announced.
Last-ever global warming report released for posterity
15/07/2026 … The World Meteorological Association gathered one final time today to once again warn humanity about ever-increasing global temperatures.
Tue 14 July 2026
New Edinburgh Fringe award for working-class acts
£1,500 prize to 'celebrate their sacrifice'
14/07/2026 … A new Edinburgh Fringe award will give a £1,5000 can prize to an act for whom going to the festival is a ‘massive financial risk’.
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Let's talk about sex
Ten shows about sex and sex work
14/07/2026 … Here are ten shows about sex at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Benoît Prieur Which comedian took part in an amateur leg of the Tour De France?
14/07/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
'England’s oldest stand-up' dies at 81
Sha Wylie was a Brighton Fringe regular
14/07/2026 … Sha Wylie, who is believed to have been England’s oldest stand-up comedian, has died at the age of 81.