2026 Archives
Wed 10 June 2026
Tim Vine's 2026 England World Cup song
10/06/2026 … Tim Vine has released a 2026 England World Cup song, entitled England In America.
Tue 09 June 2026
Trying series 5 trailer
Esther Smith and Rafe Spall return
09/06/2026 … Apple TV has unveiled the trailer for the fifth season of its comedy Trying, starring Esther Smith and Rafe Spall.
© Big Talk Productions Lesley Manville joins Brett Goldstein romcom
09/06/2026 … Lesley Manville has been cast as Brett Goldstein’s mum un his forthcoming romcom series Escorted.
I'm no more informed than my parents were, just a lot more stressed
Lucy Porter on her new Radio 4 show based on 100 years of news
09/06/2026 … Lucy Porter hosts Déjà News, the latest in a series of Radio 4 panel show pilots, this Sunday and next.
Space For Laughs
Review of the final of a London new act competition
09/06/2026 … It is an unusual prize for a new act competition, but could – potentially – be more valuable than a cash handout in the long term.
Rosco McClelland's World Cup anthem
Recorded with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra
09/06/2026 … Comic Rosco McClelland has recorded a World Cup anthem with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
© HBO Where was Stephen Merchant's Hello Ladies set?
Try our Tuesday trivia quiz about one-series wonders
09/06/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.