2026 Aberdeen Comedy Festival hailed a success
05/10/2026 … This year’s Aberdeen Comedy Festival has been hailed a success after attracting more than 17,000 audience members in its second year, organisers say.
Mon 05 October 2026
Brown Sauce names its 2026 Comedy Lab cohort
Free workshop for eight emerging comedians
05/10/2026 … South Asian comedy club Brown Sauce has announced the eight emerging comedians chosen for its 2026 Comedy Lab.
Another date for Radio 4's Live From The UK
Angela Barnes to tape in Margate
05/10/2026 … An additional recording date has been announced for the next series of Radio 4's flagship stand-up series Live From The UK.
Sat 03 October 2026
Eden Voss wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award
As city's comedy festival gets under way
03/10/2026 … Eden Voss won the Birmingham Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent Award 2026.
Thu 01 October 2026
Comedy Poster Award winners announced
01/10/2026 … Artwork advertising Li Jin Hao and Hannah Platt’s shows have won this year’s Comedy Poster Awards.
Comedians up for Sky Arts Awards 2026
Nick Mohammed, Sam Nicoresti and Susie McCabe
01/10/2026 … Nick Mohammed, Sam Nicoresti and Susie McCabe have been nominated in the comedy category of this year's Sky Arts Awards.
C4 commissions Guess The Moustache
Branded online gameshow frr Movemeber
01/10/2026 … Channel 4's digital channel A Comedy Thing has struck its first branded partnership, teaming up with the men's health charity Movember to make a gameshow…
Wed 30 September 2026
© Steve Ullathorne Lost Voice Guy announces his first tour in five years
30/09/2026 … Lost Voice Guy has announced his first UK tour for five years – and this time accompanied by a puppet.