Comics up for 2026 BBC Audio Drama Awards
21/01/2026 … Chris Cantrill, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Michael Spicer and Alfie Moore have all been named as finalists in this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.
2026 Archives
Wed 21 January 2026
Football's Best VAR Moments
21/01/2026 … The whole nation has been talking of little else since last weekend: the VAR decision in the Carabao Cup first round.
I guess I'm usually pretty stressed about something...
The Big Interview with Ian Smith
21/01/2026 … Ian Smith received an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for his 2023 show Crushing and repeated the feat last year with Foot Spa Half Empty, which tours the UK with…
Phil Ellis: I'm getting a hair transplant
Comic acts after watching himself on Taskmaster
21/01/2026 … Does fame change people? Stand-up Phil Ellis has revealed that after landing his big TV break on Taskmaster, he’s opted to have a hair transplant.
Cruz Beckham likes comic's meme about the family row
Watch Olly Hume's gag about the Brooklyn fall-out
21/01/2026 … An internet comedian has found himself part of the story surrounding the Beckham family row – after posting a joke video about the hoo-ha.
© Netflix Dave Chappelle tops Netflix chart
Comic had the most-watched stand-up special
21/01/2026 … Dave Chappelle has again been named the most popular comedian on Netflix.
Kenan & Kel reunite for a Frankenstein movie
Reviving the spirit of Abbott and Costello
21/01/2026 … Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are reuniting for a horror comedy movie called Kenan & Kel Meet Frankenstein.
© Nick Rutter Rob Brydon becomes a children's author
Picture book based on the exploits of his own family cat
21/01/2026 … Rob Brydon is joining the ranks of comedians who have become children’s authors.