2026 Archives

Wed 18 February 2026

Can You Keep A Secret? This comedy's got a second series

18/02/2026 … Dawn French sitcom Can You Keep A Secret? has been renewed for a second series.

Tom Davis: Why I got too anxious to do stand-up

...and how Romesh Ranganathan helped him back on stage

18/02/2026 … Tom Davis has told of how he quit stand-up after suffering a crisis of confidence – but was coaxed back on stage by his friend Romesh Ranganathan.

The inevitable end point of AI?

Unleashing humanity's potential

18/02/2026 … We have only just begun to tap into the endless possibilities of artificial reality.

Janine Harouni misses out on Netflix's $500,000

But Star Search judges are full of praise for UK-based comedina

18/02/2026 … Janine Harouni missed out on the $500,000 top prize on Netflix talent show Star Search last night.

How The Comic Strip wanted to depict Boris Johnson as a Russian asset

Nigel Planer tells of cancelled satirical film

18/02/2026 … The Comic Strip planned to make a satirical film in which David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson were all Russian sleeper agents.