Mike Reiss to talk about his time on the show
08/06/2026 … Mike Reiss is to talk about his time as an early writer on The Simpsons in a string of UK dates this summer – his first live performances in this country.
Documentary to hit screens around the UK
08/06/2026 … A documentary about the Iceman – the cult figure from the alternative comedy circuit of the 1980s and 1990s – is to be shown in cinemas and comedy clubs…
Edinburgh Fringe role that George Foreacres made his own
08/06/2026 … Edward Easton is to take over from SNL UK’s George Fouracres when One Man Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.
Review of his improvised loop machine show
07/06/2026 … Given that Dru Cripps’ act is essentially crowd work with a loop station, a certain capacity for failure is baked into his performance.
© ITV The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
07/06/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© Jennifer Forward-Hayter 07/06/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Credits include Ted Lasso and Little Britain
05/06/2026 … Actor Anthony Head – whose credits include Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72.
Second series finally in the can – four years after the first
05/06/2026 … The second series of Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou's BBC sketch show is finally set to air this year – three years after it was originally announced.
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