All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Punters were sent abusive texts and had personal details exposed
03/04/2026 … A comedy club run by stand-up Pete Gionis has been accused of harassment after a couple were subject to threats and intimidation for posting an unfavourable review…
03/04/2026 … Netflix is to air Louis CK’s first stand-up special for a major streamer since he admitted to sexual misconduct.
© Channel 4 Channel 4 commits to three more years
02/04/2026 … Channel 4 has recommissioned Taskmaster for six new series.
Event will become an annual fixture
02/04/2026 … Organisers have hailed the first Live Comedy Day as a great success in raising the profile of grassroots comedy.
© Michael Shelford Angelos Epithemiou creator cast in First Day On Earth
01/04/2026 … Dan Skinner, the comedian behind Angelos Epithemiou, has been cast in Michaela Coel’s new series.
US comic suffers serious injuries in crash
01/04/2026 … American comedian Eugene Mirman has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a major car crash.
© Jan van der Crabben/CC BY-SA 2.0 Seven open-air gigs in London this summer
01/04/2026 … Somerset House is to stage a comedy festival this summer, the first time the London venue has presented stand-up.
© Alex Lake And Sarah Millican’s fortune swells, too
01/04/2026 … He’s one of the hardest-working people in comedy – and it’s paying off for Romesh Ranganathan.
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