Nish Kumar to appear on the American Have I Got News For You
First UK comic to guest on CNN version
25/03/2026 … Nish Kumar is to make his debut as a guest on the US version of Have I Got News For You.
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Wed 25 March 2026
© Avalon / C4 Air date set for Taskmaster series 21
Episodes will again go out on YouTube too
25/03/2026 … Taskmaster’s 21st series will air on Channel 4 from April 9, it has been announced.
© Marsha Arnold Monty Don to host Have I Got News For You
25/03/2026 … Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don is to host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
Hammer nails it
Comic Kate secures financial help for her Edinburgh Fringe debut
25/03/2026 … Glasgow-based comic Kate Hammer will be getting help staging her Edinburgh Fringe show this year after being named the recipient of a fund helping up-and-coming…
Comic sued for mocking Lion King lyrics
Composer says it damages his business with Disney
25/03/2026 … The writer of the Lion King’s Circle Of Life chant is suing a comedian for mocking it.
Things You Should Have Done gets a YouTube spin-off
Chi and Lucas interview celebs on a pedalo
25/03/2026 … The BBC has launched a YouTube spin-off from on Things You Should Have Done.
© World Affairs Council of Philadelphia/CC BY-SA 2.0 Bill Cosby ordered to pay an extra $40million
Further damages to woman he drugged and raped
25/03/2026 … Bill Cosby has been ordered to pay an extra $40million to a woman he drugged and raped more than 50 years ago.
Tue 24 March 2026
Jack Whitehall to produce a live action Mr Benn
From the man who bought you I Swear
24/03/2026 … Jack Whitehall is producing a live-action version of classic kids’ TV series Mr Benn.