Applications open for £5,000 Fringe grants
Scheme backed by Joe Lycett and Nish Kumar
11/03/2026 … Applications have opened for £5,000 grants to help artists and companies hoping to take a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
2026 Archives
Wed 11 March 2026
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© Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc Rooster
Review of the new Steve Carell comedy
10/03/2026 … On streaming service Now TV, Rooster is categorised as a ‘darkly funny drama’, which places some heavy expectations on what is actually an easy-going…
What is the name of Alan Partridge's first wife?
10/03/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Andy Bucks cleans up
Comedian wins 'best clean joke' title at Leicester Festival
10/03/2026 … An astronomy researcher has picked up the title for ‘best clean joke of last month's Leicester Comedy Festival’.
Is bingo your calling?
Comics sought for annual Dabbers competiion
10/03/2026 … Entries have opened for this year’s Dabbers Bingo comedy caller contest.
BBC comedies dominate RTS shortlist
Plus double nomination for Romesh Ranganathan
10/03/2026 … The BBC dominates the comedy categories of the 2026 Royal Television Society award shortlist, published today.
© Radharc Images/Alamy Liverpool's oldest comedy club closes
Laughterhouse hit by low audiences and increased competition
10/03/2026 … Liverpool’s longest-running comedy club, Laughterhouse, is shutting up shop after almost 20 years.
Jack Rook takes Good Grief on tour
Ten-year revival for the debut show which inspired Big Boys
10/03/2026 … Jack Rooke, the creator of Channel 4 comedy-drama Big Boys, is reviving the stage show that made his name for a UK tour.