Following astonishing demand for his exclusive hometown performances at The Albert Halls, Peter Kay has announced four additional shows in Bolton in January 2027.The original four dates sold out... more
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The Stand Comedy Club in partnership with The List Magazine and The Comedy Unit is to launch a new Edinburgh Fringe award for 2026: The McTavish Award.The McTavish Award will recognise the most... more
A major five-day festival featuring world-class music and comedy acts has been cancelled. Josh Widdicombe, Russell Howard, Sara Pascoe and many more stand-up stars were due to appear alongside... more
Filming is underway for the fourth series of BBC Studios Comedy’s BAFTA winning sitcom, Here We Go, for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Created by and starring Tom Basden (The Ballad of Wallis Island... more
HOW NOT TO LEAD A DOUBLE LIFE: Confessions of an Unapologetic Outcast, the debut book by Ola Labib, is published in hardback, ebook and audio today.The memoir draws on Ola Labib’s childhood... more
Award-winning comedian and star of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Seann Walsh has announced an extension to his acclaimed live tour, THIS IS TORTURE, with new dates added... more
Channel 4 are piloting a new play-at-home gameshow, Your Time Starts Now (w/t), devised and developed by Alex Horne, creator and host of BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning... more
The Live Comedy Association (LCA) has announced the funding which has been made available to comedians and promoters affected by the non-payment of ticket money from Leicester Comedy Festival... more
Gilded Balloon has announced Lumo as the official travel partner in 2026 for So You Think You’re Funny?, the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious competition for new comedy talent.Since... more
Ahead of the highly anticipated launch of series two later this year, Ludwig - the BBC’s biggest scripted series since 2024 - has been commissioned for a third run on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The... more
