2026 Archives
Tue 29 September 2026
© Michael Shelford. Danny Dyer to host the next SNL UK
With James Norton and Cynthia Erivo next
29/09/2026 … Danny Dyer, James Norton and Cynthia Erivo are to host the next three episodes of Saturday Night Live UK, it has been announced.
Where is Little Shop Of Horrors set?
Test your knowledge of musicals in this week's comedy trivia quiz
29/09/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Sue's caches of ashes
Perkins reveals she's hoarding remains... as they prove hard to disperse
29/09/2026 … As we enter the autumn season, many a woman’s thoughts turn to the contents of her wardrobe.
Marc Jennings: If & When
Review of Scottish comic's latest solo show
29/09/2026 … Glaswegian Marc Jennings is a regular on Breaking The News, BBC Radio Scotland's equivalent to The News Quiz – and it's easy to see why, given he offers…
Michael Che's shocked that Colin Jost is married to Scarlett Johansson
Clip from his upcoming stand-up special
29/09/2026 … Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che talks about how odd it is that his fellow Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost is married to Scarlett Johansson in this clip…
Mon 28 September 2026
John Cleese: Rob Reiner's murder has stalled the Fawlty Towers reboot
28/09/2026 … The planned revival of Fawlty Towers has been derailed by the violent death of film-maker Rob Reiner, John Cleese has said.
Comic jailed for 19 months for calling Erdogan a dictator
You know, like they do in dictatorships...
28/09/2026 … Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş has been jailed for 19 months after insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a stand-up routine.