2026 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 19 October 2026
Jimmy Carr announces 2027-28 tour
'Being offended at his show is like going to a horror movie and complaining you got scared'
19/10/2026 … Jimmy Carr has announced another mammoth tour spanning 2027 and 20208 A batch of 138 shows, kicking off at New Wimbledon Theatre in London on July 4 and concluding…
© BBC Filming wraps on series three of Black Ops
Alex Jennings and Al Nash join cast
19/10/2026 … Filming has wrapped on the third series of BBC comedy Black Ops.
Ricky Gervais announces European tour dates for 2027
19/10/2026 … Ricky Gervais has announced a raft of arena shows across Europe for his Legend stand-up tour Legend.
Apu speaks!
Simpsons character gets his voice back... this time provided by an Indian-American actor provide by
19/10/2026 … Apu has been given his voice back in The Simpsons.
Sun 18 October 2026
Bristol Improv Theatre closes unexpectedly
'Our finances have been precarious for a long time'
18/10/2026 … The Bristol Improv Theatre has closed unexpectedly, citing its ‘precarious financial position’.
A gem of a tour
18/10/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,288 events Chortle currently has listed.
© Netflix Inside the turbulent mind of Maria Bamford
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
18/10/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.