Taking over Dublin's Iveagh Gardens again
10/06/2026 … Dylan Moran, Fern Brady and Simon Brodkin are among the performers announced for this year's Paddy Power Comedy Festival, which returns to Iveagh Gardens in…
© BBC/Mayhay Studios New YouTube content as Northern Irish comedy returns
10/06/2026 … The stars of Funboys are launching a video game review show in the guise of their comedy characters.
10/06/2026 … Tim Vine has released a 2026 England World Cup song, entitled England In America.
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 09/06/2026 … Lesley Manville has been cast as Brett Goldstein’s mum un his forthcoming romcom series Escorted.
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.
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.
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