BBC buys Aussie comedy-drama He Had It Coming
Starring Big Mood’s Lydia West
02/08/2026 … The BBC is to air He Had It Coming, an Australian comedy-drama starring Big Mood’s Lydia West.
2026 Archives
Sun 02 August 2026
Smart laughs delivered in the dumbest possible ways
Shane Torres on King Of The Hill and his other comedy favourites
02/08/2026 … As he heads to the Edinburgh Fringe with his show Skinned Knees – at 8:50pm at Assembly Roxy from August 5 – Texan comic Shane Torres picks…
© Ray Malone 'This show proves my voice is louder than the pervy director who belittled me'
Fanny Bleach on reclaiming autonomy of her naked body
02/08/2026 … As her grotesque burlesque alter-ego Fanny Bleach, Emma Crowley-Bennett is making her Edinburgh Fringe debut with The Nearly Naked Show.
© Netflix From Ted Lasso to Ricky Gervias's sweary cats
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
02/08/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© Netflix Dave Chappelle's back in London
...and some comedy happens in Edinburgh – the pick of the week's gigs
02/08/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Aidan Jones on Chopin's Nocturne in E♭ Major
02/08/2026 … Australian comedian Aidan Jones plays – and discusses – Chopin's Nocturne in E♭ Major in this extract from his Edinburgh Fringe…
Sue Cook: Alan Partridge's obsession with me is a pain
...but her kids thought it was cool
02/08/2026 … She has long been a running joke in Alan Partridge's life - but now Sue Cook has complained that the repeated references to her are 'a bit of a pain in the…
© BBC Ellie Taylor 'to host Strictly: It Takes Two'
Producers reportedly said 'boring' spin-off needed a revamp
02/08/2026 … Ellie Taylor is to host the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two,It has been reported.