Equity helps comedians hit by Leicester festival woes
Union wins payment for some acts
15/07/2026 … Performers’ union Equity says it is helping comedians hit by the financial difficulties engulfing the Leicester Comedy Festival.
2026 Archives
Wed 15 July 2026
© BBC 'We'd been shown with blackface, head-waggling and the terrible accent, and we wanted to own that and turn it upside-down'
On 30 years of Goodness Gracious Me
15/07/2026 … Goodness Gracious Me would probably not be made today because of the political landscape – and because it would not ‘fit the algorithm’ –…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Let's talk about sects
Ten shows about religion and cults
15/07/2026 … Here are ten shows about religion and cults at the Fringe.
Meet the judges for the first McTavish Award
For Scottish comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe
15/07/2026 … The judging panel has now been announced for the new McTavish Award for Scottish or Scottish-based comedians at the Fringe.
Half of people working in comedy have been sexually assaulted
Shocking findings of report into misogyny in the industry
15/07/2026 … Half of people working in comedy have experienced sexual assault, research has shown.
Matt Lucas to play Fagin
Comic takes Oliver! role for six weeks in the West End
15/07/2026 … Matt Lucas is to play Fagin in the West End revival of Oliver! this autumn.
© Connor Mollison Unsplash Zero surprise: Edinburgh is the most expensive place in Europe to spend August
Festivals send accommodation costs soaring
15/07/2026 … It will surely come as no surprise for anyone heading to the Fringe next month, but Edinburgh has been named the most expensive place in Europe to stay this summer.
Trailer for The Incomer
Quirky new Domhnall Gleeson comedy
15/07/2026 … Here’s a trailer for The Incomer, an upcoming comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson as Daniel, a civil servant sent to a remote Scottish island to persuade…