Eden Voss wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award
As city's comedy festival gets under way
03/10/2026 … Eden Voss won the Birmingham Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent Award 2026.
2026 Archives
Sat 03 October 2026
Fri 02 October 2026
Chump to receive no compensation for rescuing children from fire
02/10/2026 … A ‘total chump’ is to receive no compensation for rescuing children from fire .
Ed Patrick: AI helped save my mum's life
Comic and medic used a bot to trawl the latest research
02/10/2026 … Comedian and doctor Ed Patrick has recalled how he saved his mother’s life with the help of AI.
Comedy club boss Stands down
02/10/2026 … Mike Jones is standing down as managing director of The Stand comedy clubs after seven years in the post.
Cult minor-crime podcast named best comedy
When The Cops Say No, We Say Yes triumphs at podcast awards
02/10/2026 … A relatively little-known show has been named best comedy at the British Podcast Awards.
Thu 01 October 2026
BBC podcast to follow Russell Brand's trial
Fame Under Fire to feature daily court updates
01/10/2026 … The BBC is bringing back its Fame Under Fire podcast to offer in-depth coverage of Russell Brand’s forthcoming trial.
© BBC Comedians sign up for 9th series of BBC's Pilgrimage
'This is so needed for my soul right now.'
01/10/2026 … Comedians Shabaz Ali, Jay Foreman, Mhairi Black and Leigh Francis are taking part in the next series of the BBC’s Pilgrimage.
© Channel 4 / Vishal Sharma Break Clause
Review of Channel 4's new sadcom
01/10/2026 … On a joy-filled night out to celebrate the end of uni life, Ben and Lil are so giddily in love that one of their pals comments that their flirtatious behaviour ‘is…