John Cleese: Rob Reiner's murder has stalled the Fawlty Towers reboot
28/09/2026 … The planned revival of Fawlty Towers has been derailed by the violent death of film-maker Rob Reiner, John Cleese has said.
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Mon 28 September 2026
Comic jailed for 19 months for calling Erdogan a dictator
You know, like they do in dictatorships...
28/09/2026 … Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş has been jailed for 19 months after insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a stand-up routine.
Trailer for Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
28/09/2026 … Netflix has dropped a trailer for its upcoming documentary Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story.
What Rob and Romesh are taking on next...
Details of next series released
28/09/2026 … Here are some images from the next series of Rob & Romesh Vs, released as Sky confirms that the show will be returning on October 14.
Joe Thomas and James Buckley to make a travelogue
Inbetweeners duo to explore adulting for C4
28/09/2026 … Inbetweeners stars Joe Thomas and James Buckley are making a road-trip documentary about being adults.
'If the joke is meaningless, why imprison the comedian?'
Andrew Pipe on when comedy meets tyranny
28/09/2026 … Modern political theatre makes for a dark satirical script in today's fevered, hair-trigger culture wars.
© Edward Moore @edshots Phil Wang: Uh-Oh
Review of the comic's new tour
28/09/2026 … Things are going all right for old Wang.
Sun 27 September 2026
Ronnie Golden dies at 78
Tributes flood in for comedian and musician
27/09/2026 … Tributes have been paid to Tony De Meur, the musician who performed on the comedy circuit as Ronnie Golden, following his death at 78.