Riki Lindhome jokes at the start of Dead Inside that although her musical comedy show is about her “fertility journey” she hates the term “journey” when it is used in this context. You wouldn’t call it a “gout journey” would you? Yet journey is exactly what this show is about, charting Lindhome’s rollercoaster ride towards motherhood.
Today is the first ever Live Comedy Day, a celebration of one of the things that makes Britain Great. Gigs across the UK will be staged to mark the occasion and throughout the day BTJ will be offering recommendations. You can check out more about the day and what's happening in your area here, but below is our first pick. And it's a big one.
Tom Allen is joining Classic FM - the UK’s most popular classical music station - to host a brand-new series on Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th April at 9pm.
Gardeners' World presenter, broadcaster and horticulturist Monty Don is set to host Have I Got News For You for the first time.
The episode will air on Friday 10th April, available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 9pm.
Comedian Chris McCausland has been confirmed as a panelli
The winners have been announced for the fifth and final year of the inappropriately-named Luke Rollason Memorial Bursary – an award set up by the BAFTA-winning physical comedian and actor to support new comedy creatives from underrepresented backgrounds who are bringing unusual work to the Brighton Fringe.
The winners are:
Comedian and host of CNN's US version of Have I Got News For You Roy Wood Jr will be crossing the Atlantic once again to host the first episode of the brand-new 71st series of the British original.
Saturday Night Live UK has announced that Tina Fey will host the launch episode of SNL UK on 21 March. Tina will be joined by a chart-topping musical guest, Isle of Wight indie sensations Wet Leg.
Francesca Moody Productions and Shedinburgh have announced that applications for the 2026 Shedload-of-Future Fund will open on Wednesday 11th March 2026. The fund is available to all applicable performers and companies spanning theatre, comedy, music and the performing arts, increasing support available to first-time Edinburgh Fringe performers.
The all-new Norwich Comedy Garden arrives in Chapelfield Gardens from 1st - 5th July 2026, making it the sixth in the Comedy Garden festival series, with further festivals announced imminently for Cambridge, Greenwich, St Albans and Brighton.
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 Scottish circuit’s youngest comedians, will perform her debut ‘Jungled’ at renowned comedy venue Gilded Balloon’s Teviot Row House this summer.
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