2026 Archives

Tue 31 March 2026

What did Alice Cooper sing in Wayne's World?

31/03/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.

Tim Key reveals second cancer scare

Comic has tumour removed and undergoes immunotherapy

31/03/2026 … Tim Key has revealed that he's undergoing immunotherapy after a second cancer scare.

Pleasance announces 139 more Edinburgh Fringe shows

Including Joe Lycett, Kristen Schaal, Ahir Shar and Larry Dean

31/03/2026 … The Pleasance has announce a new wave of performers for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, with another 139 shows across comedy and theatre.

Glasgow comedy festival sells a record 62,000 tickets

More than 100 of the 636 shows sold out

31/03/2026 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has wrapped up its biggest year yet, with more than 62,300 people attending shows over 19 days.

Edinburgh Fringe venue to feature only comics from NE England

Comedy collective wants to redress 'London-centric bias'

31/03/2026 … A comedy co-operative from the North East of England is to take over an entire venue for the duration of the Edinburgh Fringe to showcase comedians from the venue.

'Ian Fletcher is a cat-wrangler with no cat food, or possibly even no cats'

Hugh Bonneville on the return of his W1A character in Twenty Twenty Six

31/03/2026 … In Twenty Twenty Six, a follow-up to Twenty Twelve and W1 , Hugh Bonneville reprises his role as Ian Fletcher, formerly head of deliverance for the 2012 Olympic…