Brown Sauce names its 2026 Comedy Lab cohort
Free workshop for eight emerging comedians
05/10/2026 … South Asian comedy club Brown Sauce has announced the eight emerging comedians chosen for its 2026 Comedy Lab.
Mon 05 October 2026
Rare Spike Milligan footage to be broadcast
Talking Pictures TV given access to personal archive
05/10/2026 … Rare Spike Milligan performances and home video clips are to get a TV airing.
John Cleese's Ministry of Silly Tweets
How the comic spreads misinformation on X
05/10/2026 … John Cleese has been reported to counter-extremism scheme Prevent over his anti-Islamic posts on X, a platform he increasingly uses to promote right-wing talking…
Rowan Atkinson returns to the stage
Blackadder, Bean and more in West End show
05/10/2026 … Rowan Atkinson is to perform characters such as Blackadder and Mr Bean in a live West End show next year.
John Cleese: I can't wait to be arrested!
Comic relishes controversy after being reported for anti-Islam tweets
05/10/2026 … John Cleese has said it is ‘exciting’ to be referred to the government’s counter-extremism scheme Prevent.
Another date for Radio 4's Live From The UK
Angela Barnes to tape in Margate
05/10/2026 … An additional recording date has been announced for the next series of Radio 4's flagship stand-up series Live From The UK.
Sun 04 October 2026
Weekend Update on the White House Ballroom
With Colin Jost and Michael Che
04/10/2026 … Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news on last night's Saturday Night Live US – like President Trump claiming…
© Steve Ullathorne The End of the World According to Jonathan Pie
Review of the perpetually furious character's latest political show
04/10/2026 … Jonathan Pie has been invited to speak at an AI symposium.