© Hat Trick / Channel 4 A Lovely Horse episode replaces song contest final
12/05/2026 … Irish TV viewers will be shown the Eurovision-themed episode of Father Ted in place of the song contest’s final on Saturday.
© Matt Crockett Wife Hannah Cooper gives birth to their second son
08/05/2026 … Joel Dommett and his wife Hannah Cooper have welcomed their second child.
© Safe Haven For Donkeys Comedian has a donkey named after him following £100k donation
07/05/2026 … Ricky Gervais has had a newborn donkey named after him, after donating £100,000 to a rescue charity.
'Greg and Alex said it was one of the funniest things they'd seen'
05/05/2026 … Rosie Jones has revealed she landed her place on Taskmaster after doing an ad-hoc audition for hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne in a bar.
(well, he has got great delivery...)
29/04/2026 … He might be one of British comedy’s biggest stars – but Steve Coogan was mistaken for an Amazon driver by the creator of his new series, Legends.
© Julian Herzog (Serpentine pic)/CC BY-SA 4.0 ...and, yes, drink had been taken!
28/04/2026 … Alan Carr has admitted that he once fell into The Serpentine after getting drunk on ‘hallucinogenic tequila’.
© BBC/Happy Tramp North Ltd Comedy star reveals thinner figure in new series of Only Child
28/04/2026 … Fans will be seeing a lot less of Gregor Fisher in the next series of Only Child when it airs next week.
Stand-up trading cards launched in the US
27/04/2026 … American comedy fans will soon be able to trade cards based on their favourite stand-ups.
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