The BBC has revealed first look images from the upcoming series Ann Droid, from BAFTA and Emmy nominated Diane Morgan.
Written by Diane Morgan (Mandy, Cunk) and Sarah Kendall (Frayed, The Other One), the six-part series, made by Boffola Pictures and Witchcraft Industries for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, will launch later this summer. Ann Droid also stars BAFTA nominated Sue Johnston (True Love, The Royle Family) who plays
Birmingham Museums has announced the acquisition of clothes worn by Joe Lycett for the city’s permanent collection.
Items donated by the comedian include the gown designed by Yashana Malhotra which he wore to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTAs) in 2024 dressed as Queen Elizabeth I, a pair of jeans covered with floral embroidery by Le Rêve Nazam, and an England football kit embellished by That’s Sew Maisie.
Comedian Kate Smurthwaite is going to write 20 completely different shows, one a day, each written in 24 hours, for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Her show is titled: Kate Smurthwaite writes and performs a brand new full-length stand-up show every single day for the entire Edinburgh Fringe based on audience suggestions from the previous day (not Tuesdays)
The brochure listing reads: Could anyone else do this? Probably not. Can Kate?
Mock the Week is set to return for a summer series.
Following the successful return of the show on the new free-to-air TLC at the start of the year, the additional five-episode run through June and July will give Mock the Week fans their fix of summer satire ahead of series 2, airing this autumn.
Monkey Barrel Comedy has released its third batch of shows for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026.
Building on earlier releases which included familiar names like James Acaster, Ania Magliano, and Phil Ellis, the latest batch adds a broad mix of returning Monkey Barrel favourites, major work-in-progress performances, special events, and late-night oddities.
Eloise Heath has won the West End New Act of the Year 2026. The joint runners up were Ella Clark and Scott Oswald, while Shadi Ahmed scooped the Audience Vote prize.
Celebs Go Dating returns to E4 for its 15th series with Rob Beckett on voiceover duties again to provide commentary, quickfire one-liners and observations on every romantic win, wobble and disaster.
If it was possible to know when our childhoods’ ended, would you want to know? Li Jin Hao* is pretty sure he can pinpoint the moment his was over and he wants to tell you about it.
Falling From A Moon is Jin Hao’s new show, coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and then touring the UK.
Comedy creatives can join a free 90-min online session with Arts Council England later this month, giving them a chance to find out what Arts Council assessors look for when distributing grants and advice for grant applications.
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