© Jody Hartley Laughterama returns to Manchester
The best of the week's live comedy
30/08/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 30 August 2026
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© Matt Crockett / Channel 4 Joe Lycett opens his boozer
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
30/08/2026 … Our pick of the slim choices for comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
2026 Malcolm Hardee Award winners announced
ASMR show scoops 'comic originality' prize
30/08/2026 … The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Awards, named in memory of the audacious comic and promoter, have been announced.
Sat 29 August 2026
Chris Cantrill wins Edinburgh Comedy Award
Marty Gleeson is best newcomer
29/08/2026 … Chris Cantrill has won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for best show – on the fourth time of being nominated.
© Ed Moore Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot share ISH comedy award
Sam Eley is best newcomer for Basil Crumbwick
29/08/2026 … Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot have been announced as the joint winners of best show at this year’s ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, sharing the £5,000 prize The…
Fri 28 August 2026
Chris Forbes named best Scottish comic at the Edinburgh Fringe
Christmas show scoops the first McTavish Award
28/08/2026 … Chris Forbes has won the first McTavish Award for the best Scottish comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© BBC BBC exec admits Here We Go was a hard sell
...as creator Tom Basden talks about his writing process
28/08/2026 … The BBC struggled to market Here We Go when it first hit screens, one of its executives has admitted.
What the TV industry is getting wrong about social media creators
According to a panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival
28/08/2026 … Broadcasters should not try to replicate online comedy hits – but try to tap into creators’ talents to make new TV shows, the Edinburgh TV Festival heard…