© UKTV Penelope Keith dies at 86
Star of The Good Life and To The Manor Born
29/06/2026 … Actress Dame Penelope Keith, best known for her roles in The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has died at the age of 86.
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Mon 29 June 2026
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© BBC A new serving of Dinnerladies
Victoria Wood's sitcom revived as a new stage show
29/06/2026 … Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies are heading back to the HWD Components canteen – with an new stage show.
Tributes paid to Laughing Horse co-founder Kevin McCarron
29/06/2026 … Kevin McCarron, one of the co-founders of the Laughing Horse chain of comedy nights, has died at the age of 72.
Blazing Saddles named the funniest film of all time
In honour of Mel Brooks' 100th birthday
29/06/2026 … The American Film Institute has given Mel Brooks a 100th birthday gift – by declaring Blazing Saddles the funniest film of all time.
Rhys Nicholson films stand-up special
Ahead of their appearance on The Traitors Australia
29/06/2026 … Rhys Nicholson is filming a comedy special in Melbourne on Friday.
Sun 28 June 2026
Broad City creator Ilana Glazer hits the UK
28/06/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sky airs Al Murray special
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
28/06/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Sat 27 June 2026
Ford Kiernan wins two Scottish podcast awards
For the show he hosts with Shelby May
27/06/2026 … Still Game star Ford Kiernan was the big winner at the first Scottish Podcast Awards, with his Ford & Shelby Show taking top prize The comic hosts the podcast…