Rosco McClelland's World Cup anthem
Recorded with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra
09/06/2026 … Comic Rosco McClelland has recorded a World Cup anthem with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
2026 Archives
Tue 09 June 2026
© HBO Where was Stephen Merchant's Hello Ladies set?
Try our Tuesday trivia quiz about one-series wonders
09/06/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Alan Davies: When I went on holiday... for eight hours
Comic was so annoyed with rain he flew straight back home
09/06/2026 … Is this the shortest holiday in history? Alan Davies has revealed that he flew to the Canary Islands for an impulsive break – and was so disappointed…
The Chief Grills Ryan Christie
09/06/2026 … As Ryan Christie heads across the Atlantic for Scotland’s historic World Cup run, he subjects himself to an interrogation from Chief Commissioner Cameron…
Sea-riously funny
Cruise line announces its 2026 comedy festival
09/06/2026 … Lucy Beaumont, Seann Walsh, Milton Jones and Babatunde Aléshé are among the stand-ups playing a week-long comedy festival aboard a cruise ship.
© BBC Brian Conley to host a tribute to Last Of The Summer Wine
Two-hour retrospective features new material from writer Roy Clarke
09/06/2026 … Brian Conley is to front a new documentary celebrating Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running TV sitcom in the world.
Mon 08 June 2026
U&Dave to celebrate the dull
Series picked up following a pilot with Dara O Brian
08/06/2026 … U&Dave has picked up a series celebrating the dullest things in the UK, following a pilot hosted by Dara Ó Briain.
Simpsons writer to make his UK debut
Mike Reiss to talk about his time on the show
08/06/2026 … Mike Reiss is to talk about his time as an early writer on The Simpsons in a string of UK dates this summer – his first live performances in this country.