All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© David Venni Russell Howard and Ross Noble to headline the one-day open-air event
20/01/2026 … Some of Britain's best-known comedians will perform at the one-day York Comedy Festival when it returns to the city's Museum Gardens this July.
Deaf comedian 'personally understands how life-changing the work is'
20/01/2026 … Comedian Samantha Baines has been appointed patron of Stagetext, a charity that provides captioning for deaf theatregoers.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Appearance over two new charges filed last month
20/01/2026 … Russell Brand has appeared in court via videolink today on two new charges of rape and sexual offences that were raised against him last month.
Comedians launch a show about their struggles to socialise
20/01/2026 … Stand-up comedians Harriet Dyer, Lindsey Santoro and Amy Mason are launching a podcast about why it's so hard to leave the house.
New crowdfunding platform launched
19/01/2026 … A new crowdfunding platform for scripted audio comedy has launched today, offering listeners the chance to back original series directly.
Alastair Clark recalls his time in an indie store
19/01/2026 … Alastair Clark has announced what’s believed to be the first ever stand-up comedy tour of independent record shops.
From Amy Annette, Ray Bradshaw and Matt Hutchinson
19/01/2026 … Amy Annette, Matt Hutchinson and Ray Bradshaw are all recording their stand-up specials for Radio 4.
© Roughcut TV The week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
18/01/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
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