Freddie Meredith joins SNL UK cast
Hot on the heels of his best newcomer nomination at the Edinburgh Fringe
07/09/2026 … Freddie Meredith has joined the cast of Saturday Night Live UK.
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Mon 07 September 2026
Operation Mincemeat extends for a 19th time
Now booking in the West End to May
07/09/2026 … Operation Mincemeat has extended its West End run for the 19th time.
Andrew Hunter Murray to tell the story of the Hitler Diaries
One of the great hoaxes of the 20th century
07/09/2026 … Comedian Andrew Hunter Murray will delve into one of the great media hoaxes of the 20th century in a new Radio 4 series and podcast, The Hitler Diaries Scandal.
© Netflix The Inbetweeners are back
07/09/2026 … The Inbetweeners are making a third movie.
Sun 06 September 2026
FOURTEEN stand-up tours kick off this week
06/09/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,112 events Chortle currently has listed.
Colin From Accounts back for a third and final series
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
06/09/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Sat 05 September 2026
Veteran BBC comedy man Ted Taylor writes his memoirs
He created The Men From The Ministry and gave Paul Merton his break
05/09/2026 … A 95-year-old blind veteran who wrote for Morecambe and Wise and The Two Ronnies, helped launch Paul Merton’s broadcasting career and created the hit BBC comedy…
Phoenix Nights stars head back to the club where it was filmed
25th anniversary tour visits Bolton
05/09/2026 … Some of the cast of Phoenix Nights are returning to the club where the sitcom was filmed for a live show.