Chortle Student Comedy Award 2026 rules
26/01/2026 … This event is open to students aged 18 years or over on January 1, 2026, enrolled in full-time tertiary education in the UK.
Mon 26 January 2026
© Comic Relief Iain Stirling: I turned down Love Island loads of times
...until flatmate Phil Wang changed my mind
26/01/2026 … Iain Stirling had told how he turned down being the voice of Love Island ‘loads of times’ – but was finally convinced to do it by his flatmate…
Meet the five comics set to be the 'Next Big Thing' of 2026
At least according to one award!
26/01/2026 … Five stand-up comedians have been nominated for the 2026 Next Big Thing award, which aims to spotlight acts deserving of wider public attention.
Olga Koch and Catherine Bohart launch a Heated Rivalry podcast
Daily analysis of the show about gay hockey players
26/01/2026 … Olga Koch and Catherine Bohart have started a daily podcast about the TV series Heated Rivalry.
© Aemen Sukkar Tom Allen boards Titanique
Comic to appear in West End spoof
26/01/2026 … Tom Allen is to join the West End spoof Titanique this autumn.
© Matt Writtle John Finnemore to write a Traitors live show
'Bold and surprising’ theatrical experience opening in London next year
26/01/2026 … Comedy writer John Finnemore is penning a live show based on The Traitors.
Sun 25 January 2026
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand to face a US court this year
Another hearing on top of UK trial
25/01/2026 … Russell Brand will face a jury in the US later this year.
© Aemen Sukkar / Jiksaw New tours for Judi Love, Mo Gilligan and Matt Forde
25/01/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,608 events Chortle currently has listed.