© BBC BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie steps down
Exec to join Have I Got News For You makers Hat Trick
01/06/2026 … Jon Petrie, the BBC’s director of comedy, is leaving the corporation after five years in the job.
2026 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 01 June 2026
© BBC Sun 31 May 2026
© Radio X Ed Gamble and Matthew Crosby's radio show to end
31/05/2026 … Ed Gamble and Matthew Crosby's radio show will end next Sunday after seven years.
© BBC/Fudge Park Productions Daddy Issues to return for a third series
Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey will be back
31/05/2026 … Aimee Lou Wood's comedy Daddy Issues is returning for a third series.
Roisin and Sara go monster-hunting
The week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
31/05/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Hailing Junior Simpson
...and the rest of the best live comedy this week
31/05/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© Channel 4/Avalon Frankie Boyle's firm is worth £4.2m
Comic has said money is ‘pretty pointless’.
31/05/2026 … Frankie Boyle’s company has been valued at more than £4.
Sat 30 May 2026
Aberdeen Comedy Festival unveils its 2026 programme
With extra late-night gigs and family shows
30/05/2026 … The Aberdeen comedy festival has officially launched its 2026 line-up, including some of the biggest names in British and Irish stand-up.
Matt Hollins wins 'not so new' comedy title
30/05/2026 … Matt Hollins has won the Not So New Comedian Of The Year competition run by London's Museum Of Comedy.