Who's on at Chortle's Fast Fringe 2026?
18/05/2026 … Chortle's Fast Fringe is returning! We'll be back at the Pleasance Islington in North London on July 13 with a line-up of more than 28 acts yet to be…
Mon 18 May 2026
Mr Blobby exposed
18/05/2026 … What did the closure of the coal mines and the rise of Mr Blobby have in common? More than you might think, as this hard-hitting and harrowing documentary proves.
Sam Campbell recreates Noah's Ark
On Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
18/05/2026 … Sam Campbell recreates Noah's Ark on the latest edition of Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee.
Sun 17 May 2026
SNL Weekend Update on Trump meeting with Xi Jinping
As Colin Jost and Michael Che do their traditional joke swap
17/05/2026 … As always, Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackled the week's biggest news on Saturday Night Live last night They covered Donald Trump meeting…
Jeffrey Epstein's ghost visits Donald Trump
17/05/2026 … The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein (Will Ferrell) paid a visit to President Trump (James Austin Johnson) in the opening sketch of last night's Saturday Night Live…
All hail Saturday Night Live UK!
Who'd have thought it? Having talented comedians make comedy paid off, writes Steve Bennett
17/05/2026 … Two words about Saturday Night Live UK as its first season draws to a close: nailed it.
Reece Shearsmith writes a memoir of the macabre
Based around the spooky artefacts he's collected
17/05/2026 … Reece Shearsmith has written a memoir about his fascination with macabre and spooky artefacts.
© BBC A Very Peculiar Practice returns to TV
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
17/05/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.