© BBC/Fudge Park Productions No more Daddy Issues
Series three to be the last, Aimee Lou Wood says
15/07/2026 … The third series of Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey’s comedy Daddy Issues is to be the last.
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Wed 15 July 2026
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Colin From Accounts closes its books
Series three will be the last, creators say
15/07/2026 … The next series of Colin From Accounts will be the last, creators Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall have announced.
Tue 14 July 2026
New Edinburgh Fringe award for working-class acts
£1,500 prize to 'celebrate their sacrifice'
14/07/2026 … A new Edinburgh Fringe award will give a £1,5000 can prize to an act for whom going to the festival is a ‘massive financial risk’.
'England’s oldest stand-up' dies at 81
Sha Wylie was a Brighton Fringe regular
14/07/2026 … Sha Wylie, who is believed to have been England’s oldest stand-up comedian, has died at the age of 81.
© Netflix Malaysian comic sued for joking that ex-PM's wife was scary
Harith Iskander vs the convicted criminal Rosmah Mansor
14/07/2026 … Malaysian comedian Harith Iskander is being sued by the wife of his country’s former Prime Minister for joking she was scary.
Top cast for audio sitcom about a 'blind idiot'
Including Steve Pemberton, Chloe Petts and Alison Steadman
14/07/2026 … Steve Pemberton, Chloe Petts and Alison Steadman are starring in a new audio sitcom about ‘being blind …and a bit of an idiot’.
Ali G seen in Wimbledon
As character is set for a film comeback
14/07/2026 … Sacha Baron Cohen has been spotted at Wimbledon in the guise of Ali G.
Jen Brister and Laura Smyth get Hunted
Comics pursued in latest celebrity edition of C4 show
14/07/2026 … Jen Brister and Laura Smyth are to take part in the next series of Celebrity Hunted.