© C4 Channel 4's comedy and entertainment heads step down
Big changes at loss-making broadcaster
26/10/2026 … Channel 4 is losing its heads of comedy and entertainment.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 26 October 2026
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© Andy Hollingworth Kevin Bridges 'developing a Netflix comedy-drama'
26/10/2026 … Kevin Bridges is reportedly developing a comedy drama for Netflix.
SNL's Nigerian Wicked sketch goes ciral
More than 4.5million views on social media
26/10/2026 … Saturday Night Live UK have scored a major viral hit with their Nollywood version of Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo.
Hertfordshire gets four new comedy clubs
Monthly nights launched by stand-ups Duncan Hart and Gil Givens
26/10/2026 … Comedians Duncan Hart and Gil Givens are launching four monthly comedy clubs across Hertfordshire next month.
Sun 25 October 2026
Dylan Moran starts his new tour
...and Nottingham Comedy Festival gets under way in the week's best live comedy
25/10/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,351 events Chortle currently has listed.
© Owl Power Gone Fishing returns
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
25/10/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Fri 23 October 2026
© Conker Pictures / Peter Marley What now for Vittorio Angelone’s sitcom debut?
BBC ‘actively considering’ position over rape joke
23/10/2026 … Questions have been raised over the future of Vittorio Angelone’s sitcom debut after the BBC said it was ‘actively considering’ concerns raised…
LGBTQ+ new comedian of the year 2026 finalists announced
Contest concludes at the Comedy Store next month
23/10/2026 … The ten finalists have been confirmed for this year’s LGBTQ+ new comedian of the year Competing for the title at the Comedy Store in London on November…