Helen Lederer launches comedy writing podcast
With romcom author Chrissie Manby
29/07/2026 … Comedian Helen Lederer and author Chrissie Manby are launching a podcast about how writers really work.
2026 Archives
Wed 29 July 2026
Live At The Apollo is dead
BBC axes stand-up showcase after 22 years
29/07/2026 … The BBC is axing Live at the Apollo after 22 years.
Someone telling clever, queer jokes with a hint of raging mental illness was the representation I needed
Kate Butch picks her comedy favourites
29/07/2026 … As Kate Butch prepares to return to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new show, A Kate In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Butch (Pleasance Dome, 8pm), she shares…
© Karla Gowlett The dread of getting on stage has never left me... and that's why I still do it
Ali Brice on why he keeps returning to the Fringe
29/07/2026 … Why do I keep doing the Fringe? It’s a question I have asked myself a lot in recent years.
© Channel 4 Assassin’s Creed star Laura Marcus makes a C4 Blap
Comedy pilot about a teen 'trapped in a dead-end town'
29/07/2026 … Laura Marcus – the star of Netflix’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed adaptation – has made a Comedy Blap pilot for Channel 4.
Peter Kay wraps up his tour after four years
Nine final charity gigs announced
29/07/2026 … Peter Kay has announced a run of nine charity shows to wrap up his Better Late Than Never tour after four years.
Comedians, ready?
Sara Pascoe and Chris Ramsey to compete in Gladiators.
29/07/2026 … Sara Pascoe and Chris Ramsey are to take part in the next Gladiators celebrity special.
John-Luke Roberts on babies screaming on planes
Stand-up from his Edinburgh Fringe show
29/07/2026 … Here’s John-Luke Roberts sharing his 'forthright opinions' about babies screaming on planes in an extract from his 2026 Edinburgh Fringe show What…