Chris O’Dowd joins Bill Burr in Bender
21/04/2026 … Chris O’Dowd is to join Bill Burr on the coming-of-age comedy Bender.
Tue 21 April 2026
Thu 16 April 2026
© David Iliff/CC BY-SA 3.0 Help MPs understand misogyny in comedy
16/04/2026 … Comedy industry body Craft is running a survey to help the government compile an up-to-date picture of sexism in the sector.
Wed 15 April 2026
Shedinburgh to return to the Fringe
...before opening in London too
15/04/2026 … Intimate pop-up venue Shedinburgh is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this year – before making its London debut.
Tue 14 April 2026
Sue Perkins to interview Dawn French
14/04/2026 … Sue Perkins will interview Dawn French as part of a live theatre tour this spring, it has been announced.
Mon 13 April 2026
Crypt-ic comedy
Stand-up comes to a South London architectural gem
13/04/2026 … A long weekend of stand-up is coming to one of London’s hidden architectural gems.
© BBC/Expectation TV Twenty Twenty Six heads to the US
Rare deal for sitcom to be on two streamers
13/04/2026 … Twenty Twenty Six is to stream on two American platforms from next month.
Fri 10 April 2026
© BBC/Silverprint Films Comics join series 11 of Shetland
Guest roles for Gregor Fisher and Gavin Mitchell
10/04/2026 … Comedians Gregor Fisher and Gavin Mitchell are to make guest appearances in the 11th series of Shetland.
Thu 09 April 2026
Three comedy shows receive £2,500 Edinburgh Fringe grants
Keep It Fringe recipients named
09/04/2026 … Comedians Abbie Edwards and Ele McKenzie plus comedy musical Mothman are to each receive £2,500 to help them stage a show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.