Josh Pugh teams up with Pete Doherty for YouTube show
Comic and Libertines frontman explore Margate
13/09/2026 … Josh Pugh has teamed up with The Libertines frontman Pete Doherty for a new video podcast.
2026 Other news
Sun 13 September 2026
Fri 11 September 2026
© Steve Ullathorne Writer Lorelei Mathias revamps her Break-Up Club novel
11/09/2026 … Comedy writer Lorelei Mathias is releasing a new edition of her novel The Break-Up Club next month.
Ola Labib picks up her honorary fellowship
From Rose Burford College theatre school
11/09/2026 … Ola Labib has picked up her honorary fellowship from Rose Burford College, a theatre school in South-East London.
Wed 09 September 2026
© Matt Crockett The play will keep going wrong until 2028
Slapstick comedy extends its West End run
09/09/2026 … The Play That Goes Wrong has extended its booking at the Duchess Theatre until January 2028.
Tue 08 September 2026
Absolute Radio Live 2026 line-up announced
Hosted by Jon Richardson and Matt Forde
08/09/2026 … Absolute Radio has announced the line-up for its next comedy fundraiser.
Mon 07 September 2026
© David Betterridge Samira Ahmed becomes patron of Slapstick festival
Broadcaster to host fundraising interview with Graeme Garden
07/09/2026 … Broadcaster Samira Ahmed has become a patron of Bristol’s Slapstick festival of classic screen comedy.
Operation Mincemeat extends for a 19th time
Now booking in the West End to May
07/09/2026 … Operation Mincemeat has extended its West End run for the 19th time.
Andrew Hunter Murray to tell the story of the Hitler Diaries
One of the great hoaxes of the 20th century
07/09/2026 … Comedian Andrew Hunter Murray will delve into one of the great media hoaxes of the 20th century in a new Radio 4 series and podcast, The Hitler Diaries Scandal.