All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Freyja Hyde at Amplified Photography Comedian to represent the nation at the world championships
30/06/2026 … Sam Nicoresti is to represent the UK at the World Air Guitar Championships.
Comic gets an alcohol licence for a new C4 chat show
30/06/2026 … Joe Lycett is to host a new live entertainment series for Channel 4 set inside his own pub.
New series for felt-faced comedian
30/06/2026 … Puppet comedian Randy Feltface is getting a new Radio 4 series.
Sally Phillips breaks the news
30/06/2026 … Smack The Pony is finally getting its TV reunion.
In the topical Friday Night Comedy slot
29/06/2026 … Lucy Porter and Ian Smith are to host new topical comedy shows for BBC Radio 4 this summer.
© UKTV Star of The Good Life and To The Manor Born
29/06/2026 … Actress Dame Penelope Keith, best known for her roles in The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has died at the age of 86.
© BBC Victoria Wood's sitcom revived as a new stage show
29/06/2026 … Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies are heading back to the HWD Components canteen – with an new stage show.
29/06/2026 … Kevin McCarron, one of the co-founders of the Laughing Horse chain of comedy nights, has died at the age of 72.
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