Ed Gamble announces 2027 tour
11/03/2026 … Ed Gamble is to embark on a stand-up tour next year, with more than 60 dates planned across the UK.
2026 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 11 March 2026
Norwich gets a new comedy festival
The latest city to get a Comedy Garden event
11/03/2026 … A new outdoor comedy festival is coming to Norwich this summer, with some of the biggest names in British stand-up.
Well, the formula worked for Mortimer and Whitehouse...
Adrian Edmondson and Samuel West to make a birdwatching series
11/03/2026 … Adrian Edmondson is to go out on a series of weekend birdwatching trips around Britain with actor Samuel West in a new three-part series for broadcaster 5.
Applications open for £5,000 Fringe grants
Scheme backed by Joe Lycett and Nish Kumar
11/03/2026 … Applications have opened for £5,000 grants to help artists and companies hoping to take a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
Tue 10 March 2026
Andy Bucks cleans up
Comedian wins 'best clean joke' title at Leicester Festival
10/03/2026 … An astronomy researcher has picked up the title for ‘best clean joke of last month's Leicester Comedy Festival’.
Is bingo your calling?
Comics sought for annual Dabbers competiion
10/03/2026 … Entries have opened for this year’s Dabbers Bingo comedy caller contest.
BBC comedies dominate RTS shortlist
Plus double nomination for Romesh Ranganathan
10/03/2026 … The BBC dominates the comedy categories of the 2026 Royal Television Society award shortlist, published today.
© Radharc Images/Alamy Liverpool's oldest comedy club closes
Laughterhouse hit by low audiences and increased competition
10/03/2026 … Liverpool’s longest-running comedy club, Laughterhouse, is shutting up shop after almost 20 years.