Mark Bittlestone fails in his council bid
Comedian had been exposed over antisemitic posts
09/05/2026 … Comedian Mark Bittlestone has failed to be elected to London's Lambeth Council after being exposed for promoting antisemitic messages online.
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© Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street New bid to win MPs' support for grassroots comedy
Liz Kendall to host industry meeting
08/05/2026 … The Live Comedy Association is to hold an event at the Houses of Parliament next month, aimed at building political support for grassroots comedy.
Hurra! Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus kommt auf Blu-ray!
Release for comedy team's German adventure
08/05/2026 … Two Monty Python television specials made for German TV in 1972 are to be released on Blu-ray for the first time.
Thu 07 May 2026
Omid Djalili's next film really chimes...
Comic stars in Simon Callow's About A Bell
07/05/2026 … Omid Djalili has made a new film in which he plays a Syrian refugee upset by the demolition of a former parish church.
Who won at the Golden Lobes 2026?
07/05/2026 … Tom Crowley took the top prize at the annual Golden Lobes awards for comedy podcasting last night.
© Netflix Netflix sets release date for Ricky Gervais's Alley Cats
Cast includes a raft of After Life co-stars
07/05/2026 … Ricky Gervais's animated series Alley Cats will launch on August 7, Netflix has announced.
© Rumpus Media Johnny Vegas to play a priest in new dark comedy
07/05/2026 … Johnny Vegas is to play a priest in one of the next films in 5’s Play For Today.
© BBC Comics join Death Valley
Guest stars include Roisin Conaty, Jim Howick and Hammed Animashaun
07/05/2026 … A raft of comedians including Roisin Conaty, Ghosts’ Jim Howick and SNL UK’s Hammed Animashaun are to have guest roles in the second series of Death…