At the Leicester Comedy Festival
13/01/2026 … Representatives from the UK's live comedy industry will meet next month to discuss the state of the sector and review findings from a new national survey.
Saaniya Abbas's Unforgettable Five gigs
13/01/2026 … Dubai-based Indian comic Saaniya Abbas is bringing her Edinburgh Fringe hit Hellarious to London’s Soho Theatre next month,.
US comic has an unfortunate name
13/01/2026 … Jeffrey Epstein has become a stand-up comedian.
13/01/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Raphael Neal Again, With Feelings coming to Soho Theatre's YouTube channel.
13/01/2026 … Comedian Catherine Bohart's Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show Again, With Feelings will be available to watch free worldwide from Friday on Soho Theatre's…
13/01/2026 … Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby has released their latest show Woof! as an audio-only album rather than a traditional filmed special to ‘subvert…
© BBC/Angst With Dara Ó Briain back as host
13/01/2026 … The revived Mock the Week will launch on February 1 – with Dara Ó Briain back as host.
© Roy Hudd Statue Appeal Plans submitted for a life-sized bronze
12/01/2026 … Plans have been submitted to erect a statue of comedian Roy Hudd outside a Suffolk theatre.
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