Peter Kay wraps up his tour after four years
Nine final charity gigs announced
29/07/2026 … Peter Kay has announced a run of nine charity shows to wrap up his Better Late Than Never tour after four years.
2026 News
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Wed 29 July 2026
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Sara Pascoe and Chris Ramsey to compete in Gladiators.
29/07/2026 … Sara Pascoe and Chris Ramsey are to take part in the next Gladiators celebrity special.
Tue 28 July 2026
© Tom Bird Joe Lycett makes an exhibition of himself
Comedian's first major art show opens tomorrow
28/07/2026 … The first major solo art exhibition by comedian Joe Lycett opens in his Birmingham hometown tomorrow.
Edinburgh TV Festival launches a comedy strand
Including an SNL UK masterclass
28/07/2026 … The Edinburgh TV Festival is launching a day-long strand dedicated to comedy this year, Chortle can reveal.
Adam and Joe to stage 30-year anniversary gig
Three decades since their C4 show first aired
28/07/2026 … Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish are to reunite on stage to mark 30 years since their Channel 4 series first aired.
Mon 27 July 2026
© C4 New comedy from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee
FX snaps up the rights to Wildwood
27/07/2026 … Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee is making a new comedy about a group of Irish college girls who descend on New Jersey in the summer of 2000.
17 Fringe shows saved... but moved
Assembly venues relocate after Princes Street fire
27/07/2026 … Two of Assembly Festival’s venues are to move to St Andrew Square for the Edinburgh Fringe following the fire on Princes Street.
Bill Oddie dies at 85
'Nature has lost one of its best friends'
27/07/2026 … Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85, his agent has said.