Last One Laughing UK Season 2 trailer
Coming to Prime Video on March 19
04/03/2026 … Amazon's Prime Video has released the trailer for the second series of Last One Laughing, The series stars comedians Alan Carr, David Mitchell, Diane Morgan,…
2026 Archives
Wed 04 March 2026
Leicester Comedy Festival 2026 announces award nominees
After 1,089 performances of 756 shows
04/03/2026 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the nominees for its annual awards.
Lucy Porter writes a 'rallying cry' for middle-aged women
Comedian's first book out this summer
04/03/2026 … Lucy Porter has written her first book, entitled Middle-Aged Women Get Sh*t Done.
Iain Stirling Chris Ramsey to record stand-up specials
Shows to be taped at Soho Theatre Walthamstow
04/03/2026 … Chris Ramsey and Iain Stirling are to record their latest tour shows as stand-up specials.
Tue 03 March 2026
Junior Simpson diagnosed with dementia
Fundraiser for comic forced to retire on health grounds
03/03/2026 … Junior Simpson has retired from stand-up having been diagnosed with vascular dementia.
© Nicholas Elliot Photography Eva Peroni makes the Chortle Student Comedy Award final
Victory at the London semi-final
03/03/2026 … Eva Peroni has become the second finalist in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award.
In which Bond film did Hugh Dennis play a scientist?
03/03/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Gerald England/CC BY-SA 2.0 Bernard Manning's Embassy Club to be demolished
'World famous' venue to be razed for a health centre
03/03/2026 … The comedy club founded by Bernard Manning is to be demolished.