© Matt Squire As it becomes the biggest scripted launch of 2026 so far
18/03/2026 … Mackenzie Crook has teased a second series of Small Prophets after the BBC revealed it was the broadcaster’s biggest new scripted show of the year so far.
£4m of properties had been caught in legal limbo
18/03/2026 … Three homes owned by Sean Hughes have been given to a homeless charity after more than eight years in limbo.
Radio Wales's topical panel show returns
18/03/2026 … Topical comedy panel show What Just Happened? is returning to BBC Radio Wales ahead of the Senedd Election on May 7.
UK version starts this weekend
18/03/2026 … Tina Fey channels the spirit of Mary Poppins in this teaser trailer for Saturday Night Live UK.
17/03/2026 … Nick Mohammed and Sam Nicoresti were both double winners at the Chortle Awards tonight, supported by Ticketmaster.
17/03/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade shortlisted as a memorable moment
17/03/2026 … The speed-dating showdown between Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade on Last One Laughing has been nominated for a Bafta.
Geoff Rowe on an industry roundtable with the creative industries Minister
17/03/2026 … This time last week, a bunch of people who work in comedy gathered at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in Westminster to meet with the Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts,…
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