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Tom Little does stand-up on a bus
20/01/2026 … Tom Little is a comedian who’s going places - literally.
2026 Archives
Tue 20 January 2026
© C4 What was the rival club in Phoenix Nights?
Test your knowledge of Peter Kay's sitcom, 25 years on
20/01/2026 … Test your knowledge of Phoenix Nights, as Peter Kay's sitcom celebrates its 25th anniversary.
© David Venni York Comedy Festival announces 2026 line-up
Russell Howard and Ross Noble to headline the one-day open-air event
20/01/2026 … Some of Britain's best-known comedians will perform at the one-day York Comedy Festival when it returns to the city's Museum Gardens this July.
Samantha Baines becomes patron of theatre captioning charity
Deaf comedian 'personally understands how life-changing the work is'
20/01/2026 … Comedian Samantha Baines has been appointed patron of Stagetext, a charity that provides captioning for deaf theatregoers.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand appears in court via video
Appearance over two new charges filed last month
20/01/2026 … Russell Brand has appeared in court via videolink today on two new charges of rape and sexual offences that were raised against him last month.
A podcast worth going out for?
Comedians launch a show about their struggles to socialise
20/01/2026 … Stand-up comedians Harriet Dyer, Lindsey Santoro and Amy Mason are launching a podcast about why it's so hard to leave the house.
Mon 19 January 2026
© Getty Images Stars turn out for John Bishop movie premiere
Will Arnett comes to Liverpool for Is This Thing On?
19/01/2026 … John Bishop was reunited with the team behind the comedy club where he made his first stand-up performance on Saturday.
Donald Trump receives the Malcolm Hardee award
...well, not really, but you have to appreciate a cunning stunt
19/01/2026 … Venezuela’s opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, isn’t the only one trying to butter up Donald Trump with an award he didn’t earn.