Eugene Mirman pulled from burning car
US comic suffers serious injuries in crash
01/04/2026 … American comedian Eugene Mirman has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a major car crash.
2026 News
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Wed 01 April 2026
© Jan van der Crabben/CC BY-SA 2.0 Somerset House gets a comedy festival
Seven open-air gigs in London this summer
01/04/2026 … Somerset House is to stage a comedy festival this summer, the first time the London venue has presented stand-up.
© Alex Lake Romesh rang up a £2million gain
And Sarah Millican’s fortune swells, too
01/04/2026 … He’s one of the hardest-working people in comedy – and it’s paying off for Romesh Ranganathan.
© BBC BBC to release six comedy shorts
Pilots earmarked as potential future TV series
01/04/2026 … The BBC are launching six new comedy shorts next week.
Tue 31 March 2026
Alexei Sayle writes another memoir
About his life in politics - 'like Engels but funnier'
31/03/2026 … Alexei Sayle is to publish a memoir tracing his lifelong involvement in left-wing politics.
© RTÉ Tim Key reveals second cancer scare
Comic has tumour removed and undergoes immunotherapy
31/03/2026 … Tim Key has revealed that he's undergoing immunotherapy after a second cancer scare.
Pleasance announces 139 more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Including Joe Lycett, Kristen Schaal, Ahir Shar and Larry Dean
31/03/2026 … The Pleasance has announce a new wave of performers for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, with another 139 shows across comedy and theatre.
© Tommy Ga-Ken Wan Glasgow comedy festival sells a record 62,000 tickets
More than 100 of the 636 shows sold out
31/03/2026 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has wrapped up its biggest year yet, with more than 62,300 people attending shows over 19 days.