Who's on Mock The Week this summer?
21/05/2026 … The comedians taking part in Mock The Week’s summer mini-series have been announced.
2026 Archives
Thu 21 May 2026
I'm lightheaded, spent... and end up insulting some random Belgian bloke
Extract from Paul Tonkinson's new book about ultra marathon running
21/05/2026 … Stand-up and keen runner Paul Tonkinson has written a book – out today – about taking on the Marathon des Sables Legendary, a gruelling 250km race…
First clips from Ed Gamble panel show Unacceptable
Romesh wants more money for the Royals and Joanne McNally argues women aren't funny
21/05/2026 … Here are some first-look clips of Unacceptable, the new Ed Gamble-fronted panel show in which teams of comedians compete to win a live studio audience over to their…
Wed 20 May 2026
© Paul Cooper Vandals damage Terry Jones statue
Just weeks after it was unveiled in Colwyn Bay
20/05/2026 … Vandals have damaged the sculpture honouring Monty Python’s Terry Jones just weeks after it was installed in Colwyn Bay.
© BBC Studios Katherine Parkinson: I was hospitalised in a brutal attack
Comic actor's emotional revelation of assault after a show
20/05/2026 … Katherine Parkinson has revealed that she was once hospitalised by a brutal night-time assault while walking back from a show.
© Steve Ullathorne Churchill's Urinal
New satirical play from Rosie Holt
20/05/2026 … This is not about Rachel Reeves, we are assured, but an entirely different first-ever female Chancellor, who is shocked to find her office bathroom contains a urinal,…
Gary Oldman can stink, sigh, grumble, cough and weep better than almost anyone...
20/05/2026 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London recently: Krapp's Last Tape, Kiran Deol and Paul Black.
© Adult Swim Rick and Morty movie in the works
Show lynchpin attached to direct
20/05/2026 … A Rick and Morty movie is in the pipeline.