Jessie Cave and Alfie Brown get engaged

'After 12 years, it's getting serious,' she says

13/04/2026 … Jessie Cave and Alfie Brown have announced their engagement after 12 years.

Work starts on Eric Morecambe mural

Celebrating the comedian's 100th birthday

13/04/2026 … Work has started on a new mural celebrating Eric Morecambe in the Lancashire seaside town that gave the comedian his name.

Sam Taunton: This Must Be The Place

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review

13/04/2026 … Inspired by his father’s decision to sell the tumbledown home he grew up in, Sam Taunton shares a vivid personal memoir of his youth in the small New South…

Weekend Update on Peter Mandelson and more

From SNL UK

13/04/2026 … Weekend Update presenters Ania Magliano and Paddy Young offered their usual commentary on the week’s news on Saturday Night Live.

Rachael Hornbuckle: Skin Deep and Meaningful

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review

13/04/2026 … Making her solo festival debut a year after being selected for the prestigious Comedy Zone line-up of up-and-comers, Rachael Hornbuckle has an assertive stage presence…

Hoani, Hoani, Hoani, Must Be Funny in a Rich Man's World

Melbourne International Comedy Festival review

13/04/2026 … As you may be able to tell from the punny title alone, Hoani Hotene is a charming ray of sunshine full of upbeat, sometimes silly, positivity.

Cassie Workman: You Are Here

13/04/2026 … With great ambition, Cassie Workman creates a magical alternate reality to explore the decay of American ideals and the nation’s collapse into ugly authoritarianism.

Raw Comedy National Grand Final 2026

Review of Australia's premier new act competition

13/04/2026 … New act competitions are inevitably more about spotting potential than finding a fully-formed talent.