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Mock The Week Recommissioned And New Panel Show for Ed Gamble Following the launch of the new-look, free-to-air TLC at the start of the year, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has added more comedy entertainment to its broad offering. Hosted by comedian ...

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Hastings Comedy Festival Announces Line-Up The Hastings Comedy Festival has announced its complete 2026 line-up, with over 90 performances taking over venues across Hastings and St Leonards from 1st June to 7th June 2026.

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Comedy News Round Up Who is going to be the last one laughing this year?

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Brand has denied claims, stating that all of his relationships had been consensual.

Nick Mohammed To Host Olivier Awards Nick Mohammed is to host of the Olivier Awards 2026. The star-studded ceremony will showcase London’s world-leading theatre industry and will mark 50 years since the prestigious theatre awards were fi...

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Lucy Porter Writes Manifesto For Middle-Aged Women Lucy Porter's new book, Middle-Aged Women Get Sh*t Done: A Manifesto (or a Cry for Help?), is to be published by Wildfire this August.The book is a combination of comic observations and self-help draw...

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Prime Video Releases Trailer For Last One Laughing UK Series Two Prime Video has released the trailer for the second series of Last One Laughing, the acclaimed unscripted comedy series that has captivated audiences with its unique blend of humour and competition, a...

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Chris Ramsey And Iain Stirling To Film Stand Up Shows Chris Ramsey will record Here, Man! as a stand-up special. These two new shows - Wednesday 22nd April at 7pm and 9.30pm - follow his sold-out show (and only other performance announced in London) at H...

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Maisie Adam Extends Tour Following her highly acclaimed, sellout tour last year, Taskmaster Champion, Maisie Adam is back on the road in 2026 with her brand-new show Whatsherface. The ‘tall, chaotic one with the weird hair’* ...

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Leicester Comedy Festival 2026 Award Nominees Announced The nominees for the 2026 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards have been announced, celebrating the incredible talent showcased during the Leicester Comedy Festival and the UK Kids’ Comedy Festival. This ...

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Junior Simpson Retires from Stand Up Due To Illness Comedian and writer Junior Simpson has retired from stand-up. After having two strokes he has been diagnosed with Vascular dementia. A fundraising gig is being planned and in the meantime a GoFundme p...

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Tour Dates For Jessie Nixon Jessie Nixon is putting her life on the line for this show. Or at least her livelihood/self-esteem. She's ripped out her heart, covered it in glitter and squirty cream, and offered it to you, still be...

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UK Dates For Ilana Glazer Co-creator and co-star of acclaimed series BROAD CITY, Ilana Glazer, has announced UK dates for her new stand-up comedy tour, Ilana Glazer Live!, stopping in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol. I...

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Comedy Central UK recommissions three hit UK originals - Jimmy Carr’s Am I The A**hole, Iain Stirling’s Roast the Internet and Stupid Central Comedy Central UK has recommissioned three hit UK originals to return later this year: Jimmy Carr’s Am I The A**hole? (8x60’), produced and created by Tuesday’s Child; and Iain Stirling’s Roast the In...

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Richard Osman Leaves House of Games Richard Osman is to leave top rating celebrity quiz House of Games. He made the shock announcement during his latest podcast episode with Marina Hyde, The Rest Is Entertainment.Osman said: I am leavin...

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Alan Davies Extends Tour Due To Demand Following hugely popular tours of Australia and the UK in 2025 and a tour of New Zealand this Summer, Alan Davies will be touring the UK again this Autumn with his latest show Think Ahead. He thinks h...

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Major Comedy Festival For Battersea Park With Headliners Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Simon Amstell & Lucy Beaumont A brand-new comedy festival is coming to Battersea Park this summer, combining globe-trotting stand-up heavyweights and rising talent under one Big Top Tent from 5th-7th June.Leading the line-up are J...

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Saturday Night Live UK Writers Revealed Saturday Night Live UK has announced the full writing team for the upcoming Sky Original series launching Saturday 21 March on Sky and NOW.Bringing together some of the most exciting comedy talent fro...

Some great comedians here - this must be the most eagerly anticipated UK comedy in years.

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Cadogan Hall Gig For Simon Amstell, Kerry Godliman Simon Amstell will follow up an extended London run of his acclaimed new show I Love It Here with a headline slot at Cadogan Hall in Sloane Square.The gig is part of the venue's ongoing mixed bill com...

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New Consultancy Launched To Support Comedy Acts Without Agents A new UK comedy consultancy, REPPD, has launched to provide agent-level support to unrepresented comedy talent. Positioned as the “business side of comedy”, Talent Experts work with comedians to stren...

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More Ambassadors Announced For Live Comedy Day ive Comedy Day (LCD), the brand new national day of celebration for the UK’s live comedy sector, has announced a further wave of high-profile Comedy Ambassadors ahead of its inaugural event on 1st Apr...

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London And Glasgow Dates For Craig Ferguson Craig Ferguson brings his new stand-up show to London and Glasgow in April 2026. Craig is a multiple Grammy nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian wit...

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London Residency For Bill Bailey BILL BAILEY will be returning to London’s iconic Theatre Royal Haymarket, London for a strictly limited seven-week residency, with his brand-new live show BILL BAILEY: Vaudevillean. Having enjoyed a s...

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First Guests And Date Revealed for Claudia Winkleman Chat Show The first guests have been announced for Claudia Winkleman's eagerly awaited chat show.For her debut show Claudia is joined by Hollywood giant, Jeff Goldblum, best known for starring in Jurassic Park ...

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BBC Audio Drama Award For David Sedaris, Chris Cantrill The BBC has announced the winners of the 2026 Audio Drama Awards, celebrating the very best writing, acting, and production talent. Now in their 15th year, the awards continue to highlight the extraor...

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The symmetry of the results almost makes up for the woeful performance from Tottenham today.

Review: Simon Evans, Leicester Square Theatre Simon Evans is 60. He states this fact at the start of his set, and it provides the foundation for the themes and most of the jokes that ensue, as well as a handy marker for the average age of his aud...

Simon Evans talks about Plato in his latest stand-up show so we sent a philosopher along to review it.

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Julian Clary, Chris McCausland, Michael Palin Among Celebrity Guest Sheriffs in Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 4 A further wave of celebrity guest sheriffs has been announced for for Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 4, the next instalment of its hugely popular fundraising comedy spectacular, which returns to London's Par...

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Eva Peroni Wins Brass Tacks Debut Fund Eva Peroni has been announced as winner of the ‘Brass Tacks Debut Fund’, with the 21 year old set to make her Fringe debut this August, supported by Red Bull UK. The Livingston local, and one of the S...

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Video: Mock the Week – Rhys James On Keir Starmer On this week's Mock the Week Dara Ó Briain is joined by series regular Rhys James, Sara Pascoe, Glenn Moore, Ed Byrne, Emmanuel Sonubi and Zoe Lyons who share their take on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’...

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