Joe Lycett announces 2027-28 tour
And, yes, the title IS a long-winded pun...
24/06/2026 … Joe Lycett is going on tour in 2027 and 2028.
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Wed 24 June 2026
Warm reception for Rogue Trooper
2000AD adaptation featuring a cast of comedians
24/06/2026 … Rogue Trooper – the 2000 AD comic book adaptation featuring a host of comedy stars – has received a warm industry welcome at its first official…
Dara O Brian's dull show officially confirmed
With John Robins as his sidekick
24/06/2026 … UKTV has officially confirmed that Dara Ó Briain will host a new show celebrating the mundane.
Edinburgh loses its TV festival
Blow to Fringe as industry event moves to Manchester
24/06/2026 … Edinburgh will not have a TV festival next year.
Tue 23 June 2026
© UKTV/David Cummings BBC and UKTV seek the next big comedy entertainment hit
23/06/2026 … TV production companies are being asked to pitch ideas for the next big comedy entertainment show.
Comedians cast in alien animation
Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan and Jamie Demetriou in Not Alone
23/06/2026 … Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan and Jamie Demetriou are to play aliens in an upcoming animated comedy film from the studio behind Despicable Me and The Super Mario Bros…
© BBC BBC hails Michael McIntyre's social media reach
250million views of Big Show series 9 clips
23/06/2026 … The BBC has been hailing the social media success of Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, after clips from the latest series racked up 250 million views worldwide.
© Paul Gilbey Nick Mohammed’s Young Magicians head to TV
Comic to oversee new animated series
23/06/2026 … Nick Mohammed’s Young Magicians books are being turned into an animated series.