Tributes paid to Liverpudlian comedian Davey Ash
'A proper comic with a heart of gold'
23/02/2026 … Tributes have been paid to Liverpudlian comedian Davey Ash, after his death was announced at the weekend.
Mon 23 February 2026
Sun 22 February 2026
Chloe Reynolds named Leicester Comedian of the Year
Victory at festival's annual competition
22/02/2026 … Chloe Reynolds from Staffordshire has won this year’s Leicester Comedian of the Year competition.
© Zeppotron Limited John Kearns does Would I Lie To You?
And the rest of the week's TV and radio comedy picks...
22/02/2026 … Sunday February 22 KENNETH WILLIAMS CENTENARY: Today would have been the 100th birthday of the Carry On star, so Radio Extra is handing over its schedule for…
Key, Bea and puppetry
22/02/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Rosie Jones up for two Scope disability awards
...and Chris McCausland's up for one
22/02/2026 … Rosie Jones has been nominated for two Scope Awards – designed to celebrate those who are working to end disability inequality.
Sat 21 February 2026
Robin Ince's tribute to Kenneth Williams
Poem from his collection Ice Cream For A Broken Tooth
21/02/2026 … Kenneth Williams would have been 100 years old this weekend, had he not died of an overdose in April 1988.
© ITV / Ranga Bee Third series for Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening.
With his mum Shanthi, of course
21/02/2026 … ITV has ordered a third series of Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening.
Young Ones stars to play Rik Mayall Festival
Alexei Sayle and Nigel Planer head to comic's hometown
21/02/2026 … Two of the stars of The Young Ones are to headline this year's Rik Mayall Comedy Festival in Droitwich Spa, the Worcestershire town where the comedian grew up.