© Peter Rogan 'Tattyfilarious' could be trademarked
Ken Dodd's widow seeks to protect his catchphrases
28/04/2026 … Ken Dodd’s widow has applied to trademark his catchphrases and characters.
2026 Archives
Tue 28 April 2026
© Peter Rogan 
© BBC/Happy Tramp North Ltd Why Gregor Fisher slimmed down
Comedy star reveals thinner figure in new series of Only Child
28/04/2026 … Fans will be seeing a lot less of Gregor Fisher in the next series of Only Child when it airs next week.
Mon 27 April 2026
© BBC/Merman 'Amanda's finally realised she's no better than anyone else'
Cast of Amandaland on the sitcom's return
27/04/2026 … Amandaland returns for its second series next Wednesday – May 6 – on BBC One.
A League Of Their Own launches its first tour
Live version of long-running comedy sports show
27/04/2026 … Comedy sports panel show A League Of Their Own is to take its format on the road for the first time, with a live arena tour of the UK this autumn.
That comedian's such a card!
Stand-up trading cards launched in the US
27/04/2026 … American comedy fans will soon be able to trade cards based on their favourite stand-ups.
Su Pollard writes her memoir
Hi-de-Hi star promises to reveal 'the real her'
27/04/2026 … Su Pollard has written a ‘revealing and comical’ memoir, due out in August.
© Jody Hartley Stewart Lee backs hunt saboteurs
27/04/2026 … Stewart Lee is curating a gig to support a group of hunt saboteurs.
Political goons shut down a stand-up gig
Watch footage of heavies intimating Indian comic
27/04/2026 … Footage has emerged of a group of heavies shutting down a comedy show in India on Saturday over political jokes previously made by the stand-up.