© Matt Crockett The play will keep going wrong until 2028
Slapstick comedy extends its West End run
09/09/2026 … The Play That Goes Wrong has extended its booking at the Duchess Theatre until January 2028.
2026 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 09 September 2026
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Watch Alan Carr's emotional night at the National Television Awards
...while Mrs Brown's Boys takes the comedy gong – again
09/09/2026 … Alan Carr won a special recognition prize at the National Television Awards last night – as Mrs Brown's Boys won the comedy category again.
Tue 08 September 2026
Jamie Demetriou and Amelia Dimoldenberg to host SNL UK
Following Jeff Goldblum this week
08/09/2026 … Jamie Demetriou and Amelia Dimoldenberg are to guest-host episodes two and three of Saturday Night UK, it has been announced.
20th anniversary tour for John Shuttleworth's It's Nice Up North film
Also paying tribute to director Martin Parr
08/09/2026 … John Shuttleworth creator Graham Fellows is taking his 2006 comedy documentary It’s Nice Up North back on tour to mark its 20th anniversary.
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet actress Georgina Lightning dies in freak horse accident
Co-star Tim Healy pays tribute
08/09/2026 … Tim Healy has paid tribute to his Auf Wiedersehen, Pet co-star Georgina Lightning after she died in a horse accident at the weekend.
Richard Herring brings RHLSTP to an end
Podcast pioneer calls it a day – saying he can't compete with big-name hosts
08/09/2026 … Richard Herring is bringing his RHLSTP podcast to an end after nearly 15 years, he has announced.
Unseen Only Fools And Horses footage released
To mark show's 45th anniversary today
08/09/2026 … Unseen footage from Only Fools And Horses has been released today – to mark the exact 45th anniversary of the show first airing.
© Matt Squire Small Prophets to return
Second series of six episodes confirmed
08/09/2026 … Small Prophets is to return for a second series, it has been announced, moving from BBC Two to BBC One.