All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© BBC/Guy Levy Comic looked out of place... but thrilled to be there, critics note
20/09/2026 … Josh Widdicombe got mixed reviews for his first show co-hosting Strictly Come Dancing last night.
© Netflix Spoilers revealed as on-set photos emerge
19/09/2026 … Details of the third Inbetweeners movie have been revealed as photos from the set make today's tabloids.
© BBC Star of Waiting For God and Cabin Pressure
18/09/2026 … Stephanie Cole – whose comedy roles included Waiting For God, Cabin Pressure and Open All Hours – has died at the age of 84.
18/09/2026 … HarperCollins will no longer print any of David Walliams’s back catalogue of children’s books.
New novel picks up Gary Sparrow's story
18/09/2026 … Gary Sparrow, the time-travelling bigamist at the centre of BBC sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart, is continuing his adventures following a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Comic's factual series returns
18/09/2026 … Alan Davies’ Radio 4 series Life Without is to return for a second series.
Accolades now in their tenth year
18/09/2026 … Jake Bhardwaj is to host this year’s British Podcast Awards, organisers have announced.
© Matt Crockett Comic says it's 'cathartic' to write about blackmail attempt
18/09/2026 … Joel Dommett is writing a TV script based on the time he was blackmailed in a catfishing scam.
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