Comedians to become dog trainers
29/04/2026 … Comedians are to become dog trainers in a new series for UKTV.
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Wed 29 April 2026
Tue 28 April 2026
Comedy promoters 'should need a government licence'
Proposal put to MPs to curb abuse and harassment
28/04/2026 … Anyone who wants to put on a comedy show should have to get a licence from the government, it was suggested to MPs today.
How creeps and misogynists are still driving women from comedy
MPs hear evidence of sexism in the indusrty
28/04/2026 … Too many aspiring female comedians are dropping out of comedy when they are still open spots because of the constant drip of sexist and problematic behaviour, MPs…
© Peter Rogan 'Tattyfilarious' could be trademarked
Ken Dodd's widow seeks to protect his catchphrases
28/04/2026 … Ken Dodd’s widow has applied to trademark his catchphrases and characters.
Mon 27 April 2026
A League Of Their Own launches its first tour
Live version of long-running comedy sports show
27/04/2026 … Comedy sports panel show A League Of Their Own is to take its format on the road for the first time, with a live arena tour of the UK this autumn.
Su Pollard writes her memoir
Hi-de-Hi star promises to reveal 'the real her'
27/04/2026 … Su Pollard has written a ‘revealing and comical’ memoir, due out in August.
© Jody Hartley Stewart Lee backs hunt saboteurs
27/04/2026 … Stewart Lee is curating a gig to support a group of hunt saboteurs.
Political goons shut down a stand-up gig
Watch footage of heavies intimating Indian comic
27/04/2026 … Footage has emerged of a group of heavies shutting down a comedy show in India on Saturday over political jokes previously made by the stand-up.