© Aemen Sukkar / Jiksaw Judi Love to make her HIGNFY debut
05/05/2026 … Judi Love is to make her debut appearance on Have I Got News For You.
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Tue 05 May 2026
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Horne Section to record a special
At the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
05/05/2026 … The Horne Section are to film their latest live show as a special, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Gilded Balloon announces 88 more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Including American TV star Brendan Scannell
05/05/2026 … Gilded Balloon has announced a new batch of 88 shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe, including Scottish favourites Fred MacAulay and Jack Docherty – and…
Mon 04 May 2026
© British News and Media/Alamy Man in court over Peter Kay bomb scare
Omar Majed allegedly 'barged' his way into venue
04/05/2026 … The man charged over the bomb scare that caused Peter Kay’s comedy show to be evacuated allegedly ‘barged’ his way into Birmingham’s Utilita…
Sun 03 May 2026
© Happy Tramp North Only Child and Amandaland return
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
03/05/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© ITV Lenny Henry's first stand-up tour in 16 years
And the rest of the week's live comedy picks...
03/05/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Amanda Knox to play the Edinburgh Fringe
Appearance branded ‘offensive and deplorable’
03/05/2026 … Amanda Knox – the woman who was wrongly accused of killing her roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy – is bringing her stand-up show to the Edinburgh…
© British News and Media/Alamy Man charged over Peter Kay bomb hoax
03/05/2026 … A man has been charged following the bomb scare that evacuated Peter Kay’s Birmingham gig on Friday night.