Second series for Saturday Night Live UK
Sky confirms extended run of 12 episodes
07/05/2026 … Saturday Night Live UK will return for a second series, Sky has announced.
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Thu 07 May 2026
Eugene Mirman releases his first special in a decade
07/05/2026 … Eugene Mirman has released his first stand-up special in a decade for free on YouTube.
Wed 06 May 2026
Peter Kay reschedules his aborted Birmingham show
New date for fans evacuated over bomb scare
06/05/2026 … Peter Kay has rescheduled his Birmingham show that was evacuated because of a bomb scare on Friday.
Fawlty Towers actress Claire Nielson dies at 89
She also worked with Rikki Fulton and the Two Ronnies
06/05/2026 … Claire Nielson, who played the glamorous American Mrs Hamilton in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 89.
Lucy Porter's new Radio 4 show is history
She, Max Fosh and others pilot new quiz ideas
06/05/2026 … Lucy Porter is to host a new history-based quiz on Radio 4.
© Boffola Pictures First look at Diane Morgan as a robot
In her new BBC series Ann Droid
06/05/2026 … The BBC has released the first photographs from Ann Droid, a new six-part comedy series written by Diane Morgan and Sarah Kendall.
© BBC Ruth Jones: 'We've talked about a Nighty Night reboot'
But she also suggests Julia Davis' comedy is too harsh for modern audiences
06/05/2026 … Ruth Jones has revealed she has been talking to Julia Davis about reviving the black comedy Nighty Night.
© BBC/Various Artists Limited Out of Juice
Mawaan Rizwan confirms his sitcom is over
06/05/2026 … Mawaan Rizwan won’t be making any more Juice.