© Trevor Leighton Together at last, Jack Whitehall and Kim Kardashian
Stand-up is cast in reality star's new comedy
14/01/2026 … Jack Whitehall is to star alongside Kim Kardashian in a new film directed by Eva Longoria.
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Wed 14 January 2026
© Trevor Leighton 
Rosie Jones cast in new stage play
As the 'playful narrator CripGod'
14/01/2026 … Rosie Jones is to appear in a new stage production that aims to tackle perceptions around disability and sex with humour and honesty.
© Netflix Mo Gilligan to make a Netflix documentary
As his next special drops next month
14/01/2026 … Mo Gilligan is making a documentary for Netflix.
Tue 13 January 2026
Live Comedy Association announces its AGM line-up
At the Leicester Comedy Festival
13/01/2026 … Representatives from the UK's live comedy industry will meet next month to discuss the state of the sector and review findings from a new national survey.
© Raphael Neal Catherine Bohart to release a free special
Again, With Feelings coming to Soho Theatre's YouTube channel.
13/01/2026 … Comedian Catherine Bohart's Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show Again, With Feelings will be available to watch free worldwide from Friday on Soho Theatre's…
Hannah Gadsby releases an audio-only special to ‘subvert the male gaze’
13/01/2026 … Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby has released their latests show Woof! as an audio-only album rather than a traditional filmed special to ‘subvert the…
© BBC/Angst Mock The Week return date announced
With Dara Ó Briain back as host
13/01/2026 … The revived Mock the Week will launch on February 1 – with Dara Ó Briain back as host.
Mon 12 January 2026
© Roy Hudd Statue Appeal Roy Hudd to be honoured with a statue
Plans submitted for a life-sized bronze
12/01/2026 … Plans have been submitted to erect a statue of comedian Roy Hudd outside a Suffolk theatre.