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The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
04/01/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 04 January 2026
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Jack Whitehall launches a 'cool Dragon's Den'
Comic is one of the stars behind new investment scheme
04/01/2026 … Jack Whitehall has launched an investment fund dubbed 'a cool version of Dragons Den'.
Sat 03 January 2026
Colin Mochrie has emergency eye surgery
03/01/2026 … Whose Line Is It Anyway star Colin Mochrie is undergoing emergency surgery for a detached retina.
© Avalon / C4 Officially revealed: The contestants in series 21 of Taskmaster
Including the second US-based comedian
03/01/2026 … The names of the contestants in the next series of Taskmaster have been officially announced.
Fri 02 January 2026
John Mulrooney dies at 67
Comic took over Fox's Late Show from Joan Rivers
02/01/2026 … American stand-up and TV host John Mulrooney has died suddenly at his home in New York state at the age of 67.
Wed 31 December 2025
John Tothill and Fatiha El-Ghorri make a Scottish travelogue
31/12/2025 … John Tothill and Fatiha El-Ghorri have taped a travel series around Scotland for Channel 4’s digital platforms.
Tue 30 December 2025
The moment Cally Beaton was robbed in London
Comedian shares CCTV footage in hope of stopping more thefts
30/12/2025 … Cally Beaton has shared CCTV footage of thieves stealing her bag from beneath her table as she caught up with a friend in a London restaurant yesterday.
Dom Joly: I was denied entry to the US
Social media posts landed comic in trouble
30/12/2025 … Dom Joly says he has been denied entry to the US because of his social media posts.