Parenting Hell becomes UK's No1 comedy podcast
Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe topple Off Menu
27/05/2026 … Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe has become the UK’s most listened-to comedy podcast.
2026 Archives
Wed 27 May 2026
© BBC/Passion Docs/Trevor Leighton Caroline Aherne: Rebel In Disguise by David Scott
27/05/2026 … Nearly a decade after her death at just 52, Caroline Aherne’s outsize talent receives glowing tribute in this unapologetic hagiography from BBC radio presenter…
Manchester’s Laughterama announces 2026 line-up
With Jack Dee, Stewart Lee, Sara Pascoe and more
27/05/2026 … Manchester’s Laughterama outdoor comedy festival has announced its 2026 line-up.
© Dave J Horgan John Cleese to tour the UK
Talking about Monty Python and the Holy Grail
27/05/2026 … John Cleese has announced a UK tour built around screenings of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Tue 26 May 2026
© Moniker Pictures Piglets gets the chop
ITV won't renew police training comedy
26/05/2026 … Police training school comedy Piglets has been dropped after two series.
I Fell In Love With My Sleep Paralysis Demon
26/05/2026 … Sarah decides to pursue the most emotionally unavailable guy she can find,in this comedy short.
© Jody Hartley What did Stewart Lee study at Oxford?
26/05/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Samantha Bee becomes The Ambassador
In a new Canadian comedy series
26/05/2026 … Samantha Bee is to star as the Canadian ambassador to Bulgaria in a new Canadian comedy series.