The inevitable end point of AI?
Unleashing humanity's potential
18/02/2026 … We have only just begun to tap into the endless possibilities of artificial reality.
Wed 18 February 2026
Janine Harouni misses out on Netflix's $500,000
But Star Search judges are full of praise for UK-based comedina
18/02/2026 … Janine Harouni missed out on the $500,000 top prize on Netflix talent show Star Search last night.
How The Comic Strip wanted to depict Boris Johnson as a Russian asset
Nigel Planer tells of cancelled satirical film
18/02/2026 … The Comic Strip planned to make a satirical film in which David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson were all Russian sleeper agents.
© Marc Brenner Dawn French writes her 'most ambitious’ novel
'I have attempted to write as fearlessly as I can about getting older and facing the endgame'
18/02/2026 … Dawn French has written what’s being described as her ‘most ambitious’ novel yet.
Trailer for Deadloch series 2
Amazon's Australian comedy-crime series
18/02/2026 … Amazon has released the trailer of the second series of its Australian comedy-crime series Deadloch.
Tue 17 February 2026
Improving Myself
17/02/2026 … Jazz Emu is joining the manosphere's self-improvement obsession.
Josh Sharp: Ta-da!
Review of visiting American comic's PowerPoint-led show
17/02/2026 … PowerPoint has long been part of the comedian’s toolkit, but Josh Sharp takes it to extremes, with 2,000 slides in his 75-minute show.
© Matt Crockett What role is Alan Carr playing in a new Pixar movie?
17/02/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.