Ali G statue rejected
Councillors throw out proposal for Staines landmark
10/09/2026 … A bid to erect a statue of Ali G has been rejected.
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Thu 10 September 2026
© UKTV Will & Ralf Should Know Better gets a third series
UKTV commissions for more episodes
10/09/2026 … UKTV has commissioned a third series of Will & Ralf Should Know Better for its U&Dave channel.
Wed 09 September 2026
© Ashley Graham via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 Drunk History returns
With Meghan Trainor as Madonna
09/09/2026 … Drunk History is returning after more than seven years.
Mike Newall back home following his brain haemorrhage
Comic thanks colleagues for their support
09/09/2026 … Comedian Mike Newall is back home, having been discharged from hospital following his brain haemorrhage last month.
Ruby Wax pulls her Evening With... dates
Citing ‘circumstances outside of my control’
09/09/2026 … Ruby Wax has cancelled a series of live shows citing ‘circumstances outside of my control’.
© Matt Crockett The play will keep going wrong until 2028
Slapstick comedy extends its West End run
09/09/2026 … The Play That Goes Wrong has extended its booking at the Duchess Theatre until January 2028.
Watch Alan Carr's emotional night at the National Television Awards
...while Mrs Brown's Boys takes the comedy gong – again
09/09/2026 … Alan Carr won a special recognition prize at the National Television Awards last night – as Mrs Brown's Boys won the comedy category again.
Tue 08 September 2026
Jamie Demetriou and Amelia Dimoldenberg to host SNL UK
Following Jeff Goldblum this week
08/09/2026 … Jamie Demetriou and Amelia Dimoldenberg are to guest-host episodes two and three of Saturday Night UK, it has been announced.