Spitting Image set for High Court showdown over Paddington
19/06/2026 … The copyright fight over Spitting Image’s use of Paddington is heading to the High Court on Monday.
Fri 19 June 2026
Mock The Week on the World Cup and more
19/06/2026 … Mock The Week joins in the national conversation about the World Cup in the episode airing on Sunday, Fifa’s introduction of hydration breaks attracted…
Five comics compete for a funded Fringe run
Finalists named in Magners' Share The Craic competition
19/06/2026 … Five comedians will compete for a funded run at the Edinburgh Fringe this August, after a nationwide search that drew more than 500 entries.
Bill Gates invests in new sex trafficking startup
19/06/2026 … Bill Gates has made a major investment in a promising new business venture.
Count Binface vs Sky News
An awkward encounter at the Makerfield by-election
19/06/2026 … Sky News’s chief political correspondent Jon Craig encountered Count Binface at the Makerfield by-election count last night – and was at a…
© Aemen Sukkar Jiksaw Romesh: I'll walk away from comedy at 50
Stand-up tells a sceptical Tom Davis his career has just two more years
19/06/2026 … He’s one of the hardest-working men in comedy – but Romesh Ranganathan has suggested that he’ll walk away from it all in two years.
© Scottish Government Congratulations Andy – now can you fix the comedy industry?
Nighttime sector urges newly-elected Burnham to act
19/06/2026 … He might only just have become an MP – but Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham is already facing calls to boost night-time industries such as live…
Ricky Gervais announces 2026-27 tour Legend
With the rights already sold to Netflix
19/06/2026 … Ricky Gervais has announced the first dates of his new tour – with Netflix snapping up the rights already.