TV festival won't clash with Edinburgh Fringe

Dates pushed later as event moves to Manchester

22/10/2026 … Next year’s TV Festival will NOT clash with the Edinburgh Fringe, as the annual event moves out of the Scottish capital for the first time.

Mark Thomas to star in a stage show about the workings of the mind

Co-written by Jessica Fostekew

22/10/2026 … Mark Thomas is to star in a new theatre production about our ‘chaotic inner thoughts’, co-written by fellow comic Jessica Fostekew.

Petition to save Radio 4 Extra nears 2,500 signatures

Dismay at the loss of a valued resource: 'Give me a curator over an algorithm any day'

22/10/2026 … Radio 4 Extra fans are signing our petition to save the station at the rate of more than one every 40 seconds.

Geoff Norcott returns to Quesion Time

21/10/2026 … Comic Geoff Norcott is returning to Question Time tomorrow – his first appearance on the political show in four years.

Jimmy Cricket's joke book to be published posthumously

Come 'ere: Launch event at Blackpool's Showtown

21/10/2026 … A book of jokes Jimmy Cricket was working on when he died in August is to be released in time for Christmas.

Goodness Gracious Me cast received death threats

...including from the Asian community

21/10/2026 … The cast of Goodness Gracious Me received death threats when the groundbreaking comedy series first aired.

Could you create the next Bridget Jones?

Helen Fielding launches a comedy writing prize for Nothern talent

21/10/2026 … Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding has launched a prize to find distinctive new comedy writers from the North of England.

Vittorio Angelone apology acknowledged - but not accepted

Rebecca Goodwin's last word on comic's offensive gag

21/10/2026 … Rape survivor Rebecca Goodwin says she 'acknowledges but doesn’t accept’ Vittorio Angelone’s apology for joking about her ordeal.