© N19±/CC BY-SA 3.0 Closed pub bought back to life as a comedy venue
17/09/2026 … A disused North London pub is to reopen once a month as a pop-up comedy and cabaret venue.
2026 Archives
Thu 17 September 2026
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© BBC First pictures of Bill Murray's Irish golf travelogue
With Joanne McNally and Chris O’Dowd
17/09/2026 … The BBC has released the first images of Bill Murray in his forthcoming travel show A Course Called Ireland.
Ruby Wax: I got banned from Disneyland for being high
Comic took acid on the It's A Small World ride
17/09/2026 … Ruby Wax has told how she was banned from Disneyland after getting high on the It's A Small World boat ride.
Wed 16 September 2026
© Chowells at English Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 BBC seeks the next great Scouse sitcom
Applications open for development scheme
16/09/2026 … Applications are now open for a BBC-backed project to develop comedy scripts coming out of Liverpool.
© Channel 4 Trailer for Break Clause
New Channel 4 comedy starring Lara Ricote and Samuel Bottomley
16/09/2026 … Channel 4 has released the trailer for Break Clause – its new comedy starring Lara Ricote and Samuel Bottomley as a former couple who have to live in…
'I died so badly I saw a ghost'
Alasdair Beckett-King's out-of-body on-stage experience
16/09/2026 … Many comedians have died on stage.
Plymouth to get its own comedy festival
Josh Widdicombe announced as ambassador
16/09/2026 … Josh Widdicombe is backing the inaugural Plymouth Comedy Festival as ambassador.
© Matt Crockett John Bishop cancels his North America tour
16/09/2026 … John Bishop has been forced to cancel his upcoming US and Canadian tour dates following his motorbike accident.