Russell Brand is running for London Mayor
But he concedes he may have to do so from jail
21/04/2026 … Russell Brand has launched a campaign to be the next Mayor of London.
2026 Archives
Tue 21 April 2026
© Phil McIntyre TV How much do you know about Victoria Wood?
Quiz marking ten years of her death
21/04/2026 … Victoria Wood died ten years ago.
Roundhouse Comedy Festival announces its line-up
Including Frank Skinner, Kristen Schaal, Sam Campbell and Joe Lycett
21/04/2026 … The line-up has been announced for the Roundhouse Comedy Festival, which is returning to the Camden venue three years after its debut.
Six picked for Welsh comedy scheme
Developing ideas for C4 and S4C
21/04/2026 … Six comedy writer-performers have been selected for Comedy Lab Cymru, a development scheme run jointly by S4C, Channel 4 and production company Little Wander.
Chris O’Dowd joins Bill Burr in Bender
21/04/2026 … Chris O’Dowd is to join Bill Burr on the coming-of-age comedy Bender.
Mon 20 April 2026
Allo Allo game unearthed
Listen very carefully, you will play zis only once...
20/04/2026 … A long-lost computer game based on Allo Allo has been unearthed – and released as a free PC download.
In-the-red Leicester
Comedy festival defaults on paying comedians
20/04/2026 … Hundreds of comedians have been left unpaid by The Leicester Comedy Festival, up to 75 days after they performed there.
© Channel 4/Avalon Alex Horne's new Channel 4 task show
20/04/2026 … Taskmaster creator Alex Horne could be setting families a series of challenges in a new Channel 4 series currently under development.