Comics up for 2026 BBC Audio Drama Awards
21/01/2026 … Chris Cantrill, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Michael Spicer and Alfie Moore have all been named as finalists in this year’s BBC Audio Drama Awards.
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Wed 21 January 2026
© Netflix Dave Chappelle tops Netflix chart
Comic had the most-watched stand-up special
21/01/2026 … Dave Chappelle has again been named the most popular comedian on Netflix.
Kenan & Kel reunite for a Frankenstein movie
Reviving the spirit of Abbott and Costello
21/01/2026 … Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are reuniting for a horror comedy movie called Kenan & Kel Meet Frankenstein.
© Nick Rutter Rob Brydon becomes a children's author
Picture book based on the exploits of his own family cat
21/01/2026 … Rob Brydon is joining the ranks of comedians who have become children’s authors.
Tue 20 January 2026
Stamptown to become a Netflix comedy special
Anarchic showcase to be filmed at streamer's annual LA festival
20/01/2026 … Cult late-night comedy show Stamptown is to be made into a Netflix comedy special.
© David Venni York Comedy Festival announces 2026 line-up
Russell Howard and Ross Noble to headline the one-day open-air event
20/01/2026 … Some of Britain's best-known comedians will perform at the one-day York Comedy Festival when it returns to the city's Museum Gardens this July.
Samantha Baines becomes patron of theatre captioning charity
Deaf comedian 'personally understands how life-changing the work is'
20/01/2026 … Comedian Samantha Baines has been appointed patron of Stagetext, a charity that provides captioning for deaf theatregoers.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand appears in court via video
Appearance over two new charges filed last month
20/01/2026 … Russell Brand has appeared in court via videolink today on two new charges of rape and sexual offences that were raised against him last month.