All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Adrian Edmondson and Samuel West to make a birdwatching series
11/03/2026 … Adrian Edmondson is to go out on a series of weekend birdwatching trips around Britain with actor Samuel West in a new three-part series for broadcaster 5.
Scheme backed by Joe Lycett and Nish Kumar
11/03/2026 … Applications have opened for £5,000 grants to help artists and companies hoping to take a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
Comedian wins 'best clean joke' title at Leicester Festival
10/03/2026 … An astronomy researcher has picked up the title for ‘best clean joke of last month's Leicester Comedy Festival’.
Comics sought for annual Dabbers competiion
10/03/2026 … Entries have opened for this year’s Dabbers Bingo comedy caller contest.
Plus double nomination for Romesh Ranganathan
10/03/2026 … The BBC dominates the comedy categories of the 2026 Royal Television Society award shortlist, published today.
© Radharc Images/Alamy Laughterhouse hit by low audiences and increased competition
10/03/2026 … Liverpool’s longest-running comedy club, Laughterhouse, is shutting up shop after almost 20 years.
Ten-year revival for the debut show which inspired Big Boys
10/03/2026 … Jack Rooke, the creator of Channel 4 comedy-drama Big Boys, is reviving the stage show that made his name for a UK tour.
...and immediately lands a Fringe slot too
09/03/2026 … Sam Serrano has become the latest addition to Chortle’s Hotshots for 2025.
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