Fringe award for Scottish comics to honour Paul Sneddon
The Stand's accolade to be named
13/07/2026 … The new Edinburgh Fringe comedy award for Scottish acts is to be named in honour of comedian Paul Sneddon.
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Mon 13 July 2026
Peter Kay adds hometown gigs – for Boltonians only
Raising money for the town's hospice
13/07/2026 … Peter Kay is adding four more shows at The Albert Halls in Bolton, after all four of his original hometown dates were snapped up as soon as tickets went on sale.
Sandringham festival cancelled
Sales not enough for five-day extravaganza
13/07/2026 … A major five-day comedy and music festival on the King’s Sandringham Estate has been axed amid poor ticket sales.
© Colin Smith / West Horsley Place/CC BY-SA 2.0 Sleep with the Ghosts
'Button Hall' opens up for fans to stay overnight
13/07/2026 … Ghosts fans can now have a sleepover in the fictional haunted house where the BBC comedy is set.
Sun 12 July 2026
© Matt Crockett Alan Carr 'planned a TV travel show with Sarah Ferguson'
Before she was shamed over her Epstein links
12/07/2026 … Alan Carr was reportedly planning a travelogue TV show wit Sarah Ferguson before the full extent of her links to Jeffrey Epstein were made public.
© Prime Video A friendship to die for
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
12/07/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
The Edinburgh Fringe on speed
12/07/2026 … The best of the week’s live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 11 July 2026
Hakuna Matata! Comedian sees off Lion King lawsuit
Circle of Life composer had sued Learnmore Jonasi
11/07/2026 … A judge has officially thrown out a $27million (£20million) lawsuit brought against a comedian for mocking the Circle Of Life song from The Lion King.