Comic jailed after joking about disabled person
Russians cage Artemy Ostanin for almost six years
04/02/2026 … A Russian comedian has been jailed for almost six years after making a joke about a disabled person.
2026 Archives
Wed 04 February 2026
Comedy to continue at the home of Banana Cabaret
Always Be Comedy to take over Balham venue
04/02/2026 … London’s Always Be Comedy is to take over the gig run by Banana Cabaret for the past 43 years.
Saturday Night Live unveils its UK cast
04/02/2026 … Sky has announced the cast of Saturday Night Live – and confirmed that the show will launch on March 21.
© TaxRebate.org.uk/CC BY-SA 2.0 Comedians report a huge wage slump
20% fall recorded in UK Live Comedy Sector Survey
04/02/2026 … Britain’s live comedy sector is facing a financial crisis, with performers’ incomes falling sharply while costs continue to rise, according to a survey…
© Alex Tabrizi Men Behaving Badly
Review of the stage revival of the 1990s sitcom
04/02/2026 … Stage adaptations of classic comedies have enjoyed something of a purple patch in recent years, courtesy of Fawlty Towers, the Only Fools And Horses musical and,…
Tue 03 February 2026
Aurie Styla and Nish Kumar join Texan comedy festival
03/02/2026 … Aurie Styla and Nish Kumar have joined the line-up of the Moontown Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas.
Palestine: Peace De Resistance
Review of Sami Abu Wardeh's tour show
03/02/2026 … Beyond taking potshots at easy targets like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage, vanishingly few comedians grapple with big political themes in an artistic zeitgeist dominated…
What inspired Inspector Clouseau's look?
03/02/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.