Equity helps comedians hit by Leicester festival woes
Union wins payment for some acts
15/07/2026 … Performers’ union Equity says it is helping comedians hit by the financial difficulties engulfing the Leicester Comedy Festival.
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Wed 15 July 2026
Meet the judges for the first McTavish Award
For Scottish comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe
15/07/2026 … The judging panel has now been announced for the new McTavish Award for Scottish or Scottish-based comedians at the Fringe.
Half of people working in comedy have been sexually assaulted
Shocking findings of report into misogyny in the industry
15/07/2026 … Half of people working in comedy have experienced sexual assault, research has shown.
Matt Lucas to play Fagin
Comic takes Oliver! role for six weeks in the West End
15/07/2026 … Matt Lucas is to play Fagin in the West End revival of Oliver! this autumn.
© BBC/Fudge Park Productions No more Daddy Issues
Series three to be the last, Aimee Lou Wood says
15/07/2026 … The third series of Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey’s comedy Daddy Issues is to be the last.
Colin From Accounts closes its books
Series three will be the last, creators say
15/07/2026 … The next series of Colin From Accounts will be the last, creators Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall have announced.
Tue 14 July 2026
New Edinburgh Fringe award for working-class acts
£1,500 prize to 'celebrate their sacrifice'
14/07/2026 … A new Edinburgh Fringe award will give a £1,5000 can prize to an act for whom going to the festival is a ‘massive financial risk’.
'England’s oldest stand-up' dies at 81
Sha Wylie was a Brighton Fringe regular
14/07/2026 … Sha Wylie, who is believed to have been England’s oldest stand-up comedian, has died at the age of 81.