Eugene Mirman releases his first special in a decade
07/05/2026 … Eugene Mirman has released his first stand-up special in a decade for free on YouTube.
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Every NPC in a videogame
06/05/2026 … Here's how every non-playable character acts in a video game – according to comedian Alasdair Beckett-King.
Peter Kay reschedules his aborted Birmingham show
New date for fans evacuated over bomb scare
06/05/2026 … Peter Kay has rescheduled his Birmingham show that was evacuated because of a bomb scare on Friday.
Fawlty Towers actress Claire Nielson dies at 89
She also worked with Rikki Fulton and the Two Ronnies
06/05/2026 … Claire Nielson, who played the glamorous American Mrs Hamilton in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 89.
Lucy Porter's new Radio 4 show is history
She, Max Fosh and others pilot new quiz ideas
06/05/2026 … Lucy Porter is to host a new history-based quiz on Radio 4.
Julia Knight: Songs Of Joy & Justice
06/05/2026 … Julia Knight has spent a couple of years touring the tribute act/one-woman play I Am Not Victoria Wood, but without the late, great comedian’s genius…
© Boffola Pictures First look at Diane Morgan as a robot
In her new BBC series Ann Droid
06/05/2026 … The BBC has released the first photographs from Ann Droid, a new six-part comedy series written by Diane Morgan and Sarah Kendall.
© BBC Ruth Jones: 'We've talked about a Nighty Night reboot'
But she also suggests Julia Davis' comedy is too harsh for modern audiences
06/05/2026 … Ruth Jones has revealed she has been talking to Julia Davis about reviving the black comedy Nighty Night.