Fringe award for Scottish comics to honour Paul Sneddon
The Stand's accolade to be named
13/07/2026 … The new Edinburgh Fringe comedy award for Scottish acts is to be named in honour of comedian Paul Sneddon.
Mon 13 July 2026
Peter Kay adds hometown gigs – for Boltonians only
Raising money for the town's hospice
13/07/2026 … Peter Kay is adding four more shows at The Albert Halls in Bolton, after all four of his original hometown dates were snapped up as soon as tickets went on sale.
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: The 10 longest titles
...from the comedy section, at least
13/07/2026 … Comedians only get a very limited number of words to promote their shows in the official Edinburgh Fringe programme, with the title counting towards the tally.
Sandringham festival cancelled
Sales not enough for five-day extravaganza
13/07/2026 … A major five-day comedy and music festival on the King’s Sandringham Estate has been axed amid poor ticket sales.
© Colin Smith / West Horsley Place/CC BY-SA 2.0 Sleep with the Ghosts
'Button Hall' opens up for fans to stay overnight
13/07/2026 … Ghosts fans can now have a sleepover in the fictional haunted house where the BBC comedy is set.
Sun 12 July 2026
© Matt Crockett Alan Carr 'planned a TV travel show with Sarah Ferguson'
Before she was shamed over her Epstein links
12/07/2026 … Alan Carr was reportedly planning a travelogue TV show wit Sarah Ferguson before the full extent of her links to Jeffrey Epstein were made public.
'Liv Struss' to stand in by-election
Vs Nigel Farage and Count Binface'
12/07/2026 … Could the Clacton by-election get any more ridiculous? Only with the addition of Liz Truss to the ballot paper… or rather the entirely unrelated…
© BBC As exotic as Grimbsy
Ronni Ancona's name isn't as glamorous as it sounds...
12/07/2026 … Ronni Ancona’s surname might sound glamorous to British ears – but it’s not quite the same in Italy.