Eugene Mirman pulled from burning car
US comic suffers serious injuries in crash
01/04/2026 … American comedian Eugene Mirman has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a major car crash.
Wed 01 April 2026
© Jan van der Crabben/CC BY-SA 2.0 Somerset House gets a comedy festival
Seven open-air gigs in London this summer
01/04/2026 … Somerset House is to stage a comedy festival this summer, the first time the London venue has presented stand-up.
Twenty Twenty Six trailer
01/04/2026 … Here’s the trailer for Twenty Twenty Six, marking the return of Hugh Bonneville’s Ian Fletcher – formerly the BBC’s head of values…
© Alex Lake Romesh rang up a £2million gain
And Sarah Millican’s fortune swells, too
01/04/2026 … He’s one of the hardest-working people in comedy – and it’s paying off for Romesh Ranganathan.
© BBC BBC to release six comedy shorts
Pilots earmarked as potential future TV series
01/04/2026 … The BBC are launching six new comedy shorts next week.
Lara Ricote: Inkling
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2026 … There’s so much going on in Lara Ricote’s Inkling that you won’t catch all of it – a fact that’s hardwired into the many knowing layers…
Sam Campbell wanted to be Diane Morgan’s servant on Last One Laughing
Comic interviewed on What Have You Done?
01/04/2026 … Sam Campbell is the latest guest to join Chi and Lucas on their pedalo in What Have You Done? The comic talks about wanting to be Diane Morgan’s servant…
Takashi Wakasugi: Wabi-Sabi Comedy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
01/04/2026 … Wabi-sabi is the Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in imperfection.