Ben Russell: Bon
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
03/04/2026 … Ben Russell’s Bon is an ode to idleness.
2026 Archives
Fri 03 April 2026
Zachary Ruane: Comedy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
03/04/2026 … Introduced as ‘the master, the maestro, the best to ever do it’, Zachary Ruane enters the venue with all the corny swagger of a Vegas magician.
Meet Ian Fletcher
From W1A to a major football tournament
03/04/2026 … Meet Ian Fletcher – the former BBC and Olympics executive now charged with helping deliver a major football tournament in America.
Thu 02 April 2026
Ed Night on body dysmorphia
At the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
02/04/2026 … Here's Ed Night speaking about what dysmorphia is like in a stand-up set at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Helen Bauer on why she's single
From the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
02/04/2026 … Helen Bauer talks about why she's single in this stand-up clip from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
© Channel 4 Taskmaster renewed for six more series
Channel 4 commits to three more years
02/04/2026 … Channel 4 has recommissioned Taskmaster for six new series.
Greg Davies: Human shipwreck or middle-aged hero?
02/04/2026 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London recently.
First Live Comedy Day hailed a success
Event will become an annual fixture
02/04/2026 … Organisers have hailed the first Live Comedy Day as a great success in raising the profile of grassroots comedy.