Phoenix Nights stars head back to the club where it was filmed
25th anniversary tour visits Bolton
05/09/2026 … Some of the cast of Phoenix Nights are returning to the club where the sitcom was filmed for a live show.
2026 Other news
Sat 05 September 2026
Wed 02 September 2026
Entries open for 2026 Comedy Poster Awards
02/09/2026 … Entries have opened for this year’s Comedy Poster Awards – with a £1,000 prize fund up for grabs.
Kurupt FM to headline Hackney Empire
First in a new series of variety nights
02/09/2026 … People Just Do Nothing’s Kurupt FM are to headline the first in a new series of variety nights at the Hackney Empire.
Tue 01 September 2026
© BBC Marking 75 years of The Goon Show
01/09/2026 … Rare Goon Show material is going on display next month at an event to mark 75 years since the anarchic radio comedy first hit the airwaves.
Sun 30 August 2026
Jamie Wolf wins Edinburgh comedy contest
Knockout contest held during Fringe
30/08/2026 … American comic Jamie Wolf has won the £1,500 Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year Competition.
Fri 28 August 2026
BBC Comedy Collective 2026 announved
Up-and-comers in mentoring scheme
28/08/2026 … The BBC Comedy Collective 2026 cohort has been announced today, revealing the latest recipients of the bursary scheme for writers, producers, directors and editors…
Wed 26 August 2026
Ola Labib becomes an honorary fellow
26/08/2026 … Comedian Ola Labib is to receive an honorary fellowship from Rose Bruford College, a theatre school in South-East London.
Peter Kay adds another charity tour date
In aid of a teenager with a heart condition
26/08/2026 … Peter Kay is adding an extra date to his tour to raise funds for a teenager who needs heart surgery.