Ruby Wax: I got banned from Disneyland for being high
Comic took acid on the It's A Small World ride
17/09/2026 … Ruby Wax has told how she was banned from Disneyland after getting high on the It's A Small World boat ride.
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© Chowells at English Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 BBC seeks the next great Scouse sitcom
Applications open for development scheme
16/09/2026 … Applications are now open for a BBC-backed project to develop comedy scripts coming out of Liverpool.
Plymouth to get its own comedy estival
Josh Widdicombe announced as ambassador
16/09/2026 … Josh Widdicombe is backing the inaugural Plymouth Comedy Festival as ambassador.
© Matt Crockett John Bishop cancels his North America tour
16/09/2026 … John Bishop has been forced to cancel his upcoming US and Canadian tour dates following his motorbike accident.
Bella Hull makes her first Radio 4 series
Plus shows for John Tothill, Scott Bennett and a swathe of stand-up specials
16/09/2026 … Bella Hull is making her first stand-up series for Radio 4.
Radio 4 pilots three sketch shows
From Arabic, black and Asian perspectives
16/09/2026 … Radio 4 is piloting three new sketch shows – each reflecting a different community of the UK.
© Yellowbelly Photo Radio 4 commissions Paul Longley's Gossip Couple
...as a load of other sitcoms confirmed to be returning
16/09/2026 … Radio 4 has commissioned a sitcom based on Paul Longley’s TikTok series The Gossip Couple.
Nish Kumar and Jake Bhardwaj pilot entertainment formats
16/09/2026 … Nish Kumar and Jake Bhardwaj are piloting new shows for Radio 4.