© Matt Crockett Hastings Comedy Festival announces 2026 line-up
06/03/2026 … The Hastings Comedy Festival is returning for its 11th year, with more than 90 performances spread across local venues from June 1 to 7.
Fri 06 March 2026
© Matt Crockett Thu 05 March 2026
© Paul Gilbey Nick Mohammed to host the Olivier Awards
'I won’t be on roller-skates this time!'
05/03/2026 … Nick Mohammed will host this year's Olivier Awards, the 50th anniversary of the leading theatre accolades.
Still Game duo reunite in new drama
Jane McCarry and Mark Cox to appear in Miss Lockwood Isn't Well
05/03/2026 … Still Game stars Jane McCarry and Mark Cox are reuniting for a new stage drama.
Wed 04 March 2026
Leicester Comedy Festival 2026 announces award nominees
After 1,089 performances of 756 shows
04/03/2026 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the nominees for its annual awards.
Mon 02 March 2026
'Pick-and-mix' industry help for comics without an agent
02/03/2026 … A new consultancy has launched with the aim of giving unrepresented comedians access to the kind of professional support that has traditionally only been available…
Five more comedians become Live Comedy Day ambassadors
Including Shaparak Khorsandi and Mark Watson
02/03/2026 … Five more comics have signed up to be ambassadors for Live Comedy Day on April 1.
A plug for the Bath Comedy Festival
More than 100 shows in this year's event
02/03/2026 … Bath Comedy Festival is back this spring with more than 100 shows and 300 performances spread across four weeks and a range of city-centre venues.
Bill Bailey announces West End residency
Seven-week London run for his show Vaudevillean
02/03/2026 … Bill Bailey has announced a seven-week West End run of his stand-up show Vaudevillean.