© David Iliff/CC BY-SA 3.0 Help MPs understand misogyny in comedy
16/04/2026 … Comedy industry body Craft is running a survey to help the government compile an up-to-date picture of sexism in the sector.
2026 Archives
Thu 16 April 2026
© David Iliff/CC BY-SA 3.0 Wed 15 April 2026
Marginalised, undervalued and harassed... life as a woman in comedy
Industry figures give evidence to MPs
15/04/2026 … Women working in live comedy have told MPs they face entrenched sexism, opaque pay practices and widespread harassment, warning that the industry’s informal…
© Channel 4 First look at Sam Campbell's Make That Movie
With Lara Ricote, Aaron Chen and Helen Bauer
15/04/2026 … Channel 4 has released the first images from Make That Movie, a new six-episode comedy series starring and created by Sam Campbell.
Channel 4 renews A Comedy Thing
15/04/2026 … Channel 4 has renewed its YouTube channel A Comedy Thing for a second year.
© Peacock TV LLC Second series for Jack Whitehall's US comedy The 'Burbs
Comedy-thriller will be back on Sky
15/04/2026 … Jack Whitehall’s US comedy The ’Burbs has been renewed for a second season.
Shedinburgh to return to the Fringe
...before opening in London too
15/04/2026 … Intimate pop-up venue Shedinburgh is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this year – before making its London debut.
Celia Pacquola: Gift Horse
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
15/04/2026 … At the top of her game after 20 years, Celia Pacquola offers the Rolls-Royce of stand-up – elegantly classy and so perfectly engineered that it seems…
Conk: Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
15/04/2026 … If a good comedy show stays with you after you’ve watched it, this is an excellent comedy show.