Dilruk Jayasinha: Gratitude Guy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
18/04/2026 … Dilruk Jayasinha knows how to turn misery into comedy, having previously created a lucrative stand-up show about having a heart attack in his mid-30s.
Sat 18 April 2026
Celia Pacquola wins Melbourne's top award
18/04/2026 … Celia Pacquola has won the biggest prize in Australian live comedy.
Fri 17 April 2026
Amandaland series 2 trailer
17/04/2026 … Here's a first look at the trailer for the second series of Amandaland Series two finds Amanda (Lucy Punch) still living in SoHa, and juggling…
© Andy Hollingworth Kevin Bridges makes a World Cup documentary
About the state of football as Scotland return to the tournament
17/04/2026 … Kevin Bridges is to make a documentary about the state of modern football, timed to coincide with Scotland’s return to the World Cup for the first time in…
Eric Idle's 55 years in Provence
Python comic writes a memoir about renovation a French property
17/04/2026 … Eric Idle has written a book about the half century he has spent trying to turn a ramshackle property in the south of France into his dream home.
© Scottish Government/CC BY-SA 2.0 SNP promises a minimum wage for comedians
Party set to follow Ireland's £14,700-a-year plan
17/04/2026 … Comedians in Scotland are set to be guaranteed an annual salary of around £15,000 a year if the SNP returns to power in Holyrood, the party has vowed.
Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2026 … Physically imposing and with immense stage presence, Emmanuel Sonubi seems bulletproof – and for a while he lived his life that way, too, consuming wholesale…
Tarsh Jago: Cherub
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
17/04/2026 … Tarsh Jago has been heard by more attendees of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival than any other comedian, because it’s her voice acknowledging the…