James Corden returns to US late-night TV
Hosting a World Cup show with Rio Ferdinand
12/05/2026 … James Corden is heading back to late night American TV – if only temporarily.
Tue 12 May 2026
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo Amazon greenlights Brett Goldstein's new romcom series
About a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort
12/05/2026 … Brett Goldstein is to make a romantic comedy series about a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort.
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Mackenzie Crook to direct his first film
Starring fellow Detectorist Toby Jones
12/05/2026 … Mackenzie Crook is to direct his first film – with his Detectorists co-star Toby Jones in the lead role.
Mon 11 May 2026
Britain gets a dedicated comedy radio station
From the team behind the NextUp streamer
11/05/2026 … The team behind NextUp has launched a 24/7 comedy radio station.
'I once hosted a panel of five billionaires...'
Visiting American comic Kiran Deol on her most memorable gigs
11/05/2026 … Indian-American comedian Kiran Deol is at London’s Soho Theatre all week with her show Assault On Comedy, about the horrifying unprovoked attack she was subjected…
Every AI product explained
11/05/2026 … Here's every single AI product explained – courtesy of The Exploding Heads.
Sameera Bhalotra Bowers: What Is Going On?
11/05/2026 … As a former Cambridge Footlighter and graduate of the Philippe Gaulier clown school, Sameera Bhalotra Bowers comes with an impeccable comedy background.
John Tothill to make his HIGNFY debut
11/05/2026 … Comedian John Tothill – and former Cabinet Minister Michael Gove – will both make their debuts on Have I Got News For You in the coming weeks.