Meet the 2026 UK Pun Champion
Adam Ernest Pickard scoops title in Leicester
10/02/2026 … Adam Ernest Pickard has won the UK Pun Championships at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Tue 10 February 2026
Judges announced for Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2026
For the culmination of the city's comedy festival
10/02/2026 … The judging panel has been announced for this year’s Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award, with broadcaster Edith Bowman and Still Game co-creator Greg…
Mon 09 February 2026
Uncle Bryn's house could be yours!
Barry property on the market for £210,000
09/02/2026 … Uncle Bryn’s house from Gavin and Stacey is up for sale with a £210,000 price tag.
© Matt Squire Small Prophets
Review of Mackenzie Crook's new supernatural comedy-drama
09/02/2026 … The one-line review is that if you enjoyed Detectorists – and you really should have – you’ll enjoy Mackenzie Crook’s new project, too.
Griff Rhys Jones launches a podcast
09/02/2026 … Griff Rhys Jones is teaming up with rock keyboard legend Rick Wakeman for a new podcast called The Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds.
BBC adapts Here We Go and Mammoth for the US
Remakes in development Stateside
09/02/2026 … America could soon have their own versions of BBC comedies Here We Go and Mammoth.
'It's a huge testament to how inventive artists can be when studios and producers aren’t involved'
Shenoah Allen picks his comedy favourites
09/02/2026 … Shenoah Allen brings his stand-up storytelling show show Bloodlust Summertime to the Soho Theatre next week, featuring acid-fuelled tales of drugs, gun violence…
It begins... First Edinburgh 2026 shows go on sale
Susie McCabe heads Assembly line-up so far
09/02/2026 … The first tickets for Edinburgh Fringe 2026 are going on sale this week.