Jack Dee and Mike Wozniak return to the Fringe
Assembly Festival announces another 90 shows
27/03/2026 … Jack Dee and Mike Wozniak are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
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Thu 26 March 2026
'Trump' centre to honour Trump critic Bill Maher
Days after White House said: 'Bill Maher will NOT be getting this award'
26/03/2026 … Bill Maher is to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, it has been announced.
© House of Commons/Roger Harris/CC BY-SA 3.0 Government 'has more to do' on live comedy
So says chair of Parliament’s culture committee
26/03/2026 … The Government still has more to do to support live comedy, the chair of Parliament’s culture committee has said.
© Pete Carr Photography Ken Dodd's charity donates £1.5m to Liverpool museums
Deal will include a new permanent display honouring comic
26/03/2026 … The charity set up by Sir Ken Dodd is to give £1.
Live gigs for Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir and wife Nancy
26/03/2026 … Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir has announced two live shows with his wife Nancy.
Joe Wilkinson's train of thought
Comic makes rail-based travelogue
26/03/2026 … Joe Wilkinson has made a Channel 4 travelogue taking train trips with celebrity guests.
Wed 25 March 2026
Craig Speirs becomes the final Chortle Hotshot of 2026
We have our five Fringe debutants tipped for the top
25/03/2026 … Craig Speirs has become the final Chortle Hotshot of 2026.
Sky to air Rob Beckett’s Giraffe special
'The funniest and most honest show I have ever done'
25/03/2026 … Rob Beckett’s latest stand-up tour, Giraffe, is to air on Sky One on Good Friday, it has been announced.