Soaring gas prices forcing more Americans to drink less gas
15/04/2026 … The soaring prices of gas at the petrol pump caused by Donald Trump’s Iran war is having a devastating effect on ordinary Americans.
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© BBC//Studio Hamburg What's the nickname of Greg Davies' character in The Cleaner?
14/04/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Sue Perkins to interview Dawn French
14/04/2026 … Sue Perkins will interview Dawn French as part of a live theatre tour this spring, it has been announced.
Colin Hoult joins Adrian Mole adaptation
Playing the title character's dad
14/04/2026 … Colin Hoult has joined the cast of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾.
© Channel 4/Avalon Poland gets its own Taskmaster
Becoming the 12th international version currently on air
14/04/2026 … Poland is getting its own version of Taskmaster – becoming the 12th country outside the UK to be airing a home-grown version of the comedy hit.
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Aimee Lou Wood to host SNL UK, despite criticising US original
14/04/2026 … Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood are to host the next two episodes of Saturday Night Live UK, it has been announced.
Rhiannon McCall: Nosferatu Looking For Love
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
14/04/2026 … It’s certainly ironic that the gimmick of performing stand-up as the ageless Nosferatu gets old quickly.
Caitlin Duff: Freidah Will See You Now
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
14/04/2026 … Audacious festival debutant Caitlin Duff has created a strikingly original clown persona in Freidah, fully committing to both the weird, commanding and playful alter-ego…