Brendan Scannell: The Abyss
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
28/08/2026 … Here’s one for those who don’t like their metaphors too complex.
Fri 28 August 2026
Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin: Good News! It’s Been Destroyed
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
28/08/2026 … A very intriguing foray into stand-up here for Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin, a performer from Hartlepool who’s better known as a poet and spoken word…
Chris Sussman becomes BBC's new comedy chief
Former Netflix exec returns to the corporation
28/08/2026 … Chris Sussman has been made director of comedy at the BBC.
Monks
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
28/08/2026 … Whoever said that monastic life was serene? Two medieval monks – Annie Luján and Veronica Hortigüela – welcome us weary…
Raj Poojara: Dice
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
28/08/2026 … Bearish and cuddly, Raj Poojara arrives at the Pleasance with a debut hour that passes the time pleasantly enough, but is unlikely to lodge in the memory.
BBC Comedy Collective 2026 announved
Up-and-comers in mentoring scheme
28/08/2026 … The BBC Comedy Collective 2026 cohort has been announced today, revealing the latest recipients of the bursary scheme for writers, producers, directors and editors…
Inside the making of Saturday Night Live UK
Cast and crew talk about the process
28/08/2026 … Saturday Night Live UK ditches two sketches each week just hours before broadcast.
Thu 27 August 2026
© Steve Ullathorne Joshua Khoury wins So You Think You’re Funny?
Edinburgh new act competition results
27/08/2026 … Australian comedian Joshua Khoury has won the 39th edition of the So You Think You’re Funny? comedy newcomer competition.