Mock The Week revived for THREE more series
22/07/2026 … Mock The Week has been commissioned for three more series to run across next year.
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Wed 22 July 2026
Katherine Ryan to host Top Trumps panel show
With Joel Dommett and Jon Richardson as team captains
22/07/2026 … Katherine Ryan is to host a new TV panel show based on Top Trumps.
© Boffola Pictures Power Of Parker gets the chop
No third series for Sian Gibson's 1990s comedy
22/07/2026 … The Power Of Parker will not be returning for a third series.
Guests announced for Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet series 2
Returning to Comedy Central in September
22/07/2026 … Comedy Central UK has announced he line-up of guests appearing on the second series of Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet.
Tue 21 July 2026
What a smeg up!
Red Dwarf convention descends into chaos
21/07/2026 … Organisers of an official Red Dwarf convention have apologised after a chaotic event saw fans queuing for hours, and failing to get the autographs and photographs…
© Matt Stronge Henry Paker to tour a live drawing and stand-up hybrid
Three Bean Salad podcaster hits the road
21/07/2026 … Henry Paker is to tour with a new show combining stand-up with live drawing.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival finds its new boss
Dylan Cole to replace Susan Provan
21/07/2026 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has found its new boss, Dylan Cole.
British autism sitcom attracts star names
Fred Armisen, Penn Jillette and Patton Oswalt in audio comedy
21/07/2026 … A new podcast sitcom made specifically for an autistic audience has launched with a line-up of well-known guest voices attached.