Finalists announced for 2026 Musical Comedy Awards
Winner to be crowned next month
30/03/2026 … The finalists have been announced for this year’s Musical Comedy Awards.
2026 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 30 March 2026
Tom Allen joins Classic FM
Looking at the genre's most outrageous characters
30/03/2026 … Tom Allen is to host a new three-part series on Classic FM this weekend.
© Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Amanda Dwyer wins Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award.
Presented on the last day of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
30/03/2026 … Amanda Dwyer has won this year’s Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award.
Gilded Balloon announces 105 Edinburgh Fringe shows
Including Gregor Fisher and Traitors winner Hannah Byczkowski
30/03/2026 … Gregor Fisher, Phil Nichol and the first winner of TV's The Traitors will be performing at the Gilded Balloon during the year’s Edinburg Fringe.
Sun 29 March 2026
Come out for Live Comedy Day!
The best of the week's live comedy
29/03/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC/Vico Films Young Offenders returns for series 5
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
29/03/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Watch highlights from SNL UK episode 2
29/03/2026 … Jack Shep was one of the comics who stole the opening episode of Saturday Night Live UK with his briefest of Princess Di impressions.
Sat 28 March 2026
Ted Hill gets the BGT golden buzzer
28/03/2026 … Comedian Ted Hill received the golden buzzer in tonight's episode of Britain's Got Talent 2026.