All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC 'I’m so excited, I could cha cha!'
15/08/2026 … Ellie Taylor has been officially unveiled as the new host of the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two.
© UKTV/Jack Margerison 14/08/2026 … Adrian Edmondson has written his second adult novel – a family saga set on a farm on the North York Moors – 30 years after his first.
13/08/2026 … Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe have launched a survival podcast.
'I can't wait to join this iconic show'
12/08/2026 … Gavin & Stacey star Melanie Walters has been named as the final contestant in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
...and here's how to apply for tickets to be in the audience
12/08/2026 … Saturday Night Live UK is to return on September 12, Sky has announced.
Underrepresented performers make a point with Fringe photoshoot
12/08/2026 … Almost 60 women, queer, trans and non-binary performers have taken part in an Edinburgh Fringe photocall as they called on the arts and media world not to overlook…
'I’m not scared of whatever comes next'
12/08/2026 … The Office star Lucy Davis has revealed she has incurable breast cancer but said she intended to ‘live out whatever might be left of my life in as fun…
© Prime Video Cast includes some returning names
12/08/2026 … The line-up for the Halloween special of Last One Laughing has been officially announced.
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