James Corden returns to US late-night TV
Hosting a World Cup show with Rio Ferdinand
12/05/2026 … James Corden is heading back to late night American TV – if only temporarily.
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Tue 12 May 2026
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo Amazon greenlights Brett Goldstein's new romcom series
About a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort
12/05/2026 … Brett Goldstein is to make a romantic comedy series about a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort.
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Mackenzie Crook to direct his first film
Starring fellow Detectorist Toby Jones
12/05/2026 … Mackenzie Crook is to direct his first film – with his Detectorists co-star Toby Jones in the lead role.
Mon 11 May 2026
Britain gets a dedicated comedy radio station
From the team behind the NextUp streamer
11/05/2026 … The team behind NextUp has launched a 24/7 comedy radio station.
John Tothill to make his HIGNFY debut
11/05/2026 … Comedian John Tothill – and former Cabinet Minister Michael Gove – will both make their debuts on Have I Got News For You in the coming weeks.
© Hat Trick Productions Jon Richardson to publish his teenage diaries
Subtitled ‘one man's journey into his embarrassing past’
11/05/2026 … Jon Richardson is to publish his teenage diaries.
© Prime Video A Bafta for Bob
Mortimer and Last One Laughing triumph on TV's big night
11/05/2026 … Bob Mortimer won a Bafta last night for his performance in Last One Laughing.
Sun 10 May 2026
© BBC/Hat Trick Productions The Queens are back...
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
10/05/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.