Trailer Released For Poker Face

From creative mastermind Rian Johnson and Starring Emmy® Nominee Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face Season 2 premieres exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW on May 8 in the UK. The mystery-of-the-week series will land with 3-episodes, followed by a weekly episodic release.

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Phone-Free Gigs Across Scotland to Raise Money for Campaign Against Living Miserably

A series of intimate gigs across Scotland will be raising money for suicide prevention charity, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), in the lead up to Mental Health Awareness Week (12th -18th May 2025), with performances from Tom WalkerNina NesbittDeclan McKenna, Bradley SimpsonNathan Evans & Saint PHNX and Caity Baser

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Judges Announced for Comedy Women in Print Prize 2025 And Submissions Open

The Comedy Women in Print Prize 2025 (CWIP), the UK and Ireland’s first prize to shine a light on witty women writers, today announces a stellar line-up of judges as submissions open for the award’s fifth cycle (entries open Monday 14th April). Created by actress, author, and stand-up comedian Helen Lederer, CWIP was launched in 2019 in response to the lack of support and exposure for female comedy writing and as a way of discovering new talent.

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Bridget Christie Joins Cast Of Things You Should Have Done

Filming has officially begun on the new series of RTS Award-Winning BBC Comedy, Things You Should Have Done. Written by and starring BAFTA nominated Lucia Keskin, the series is a Roughcut Television production for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.

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BBC Studios Audio Announces New Comedy and Entertainment Staff Writers

BBC Studios Audio has announced Eve Delaney and Ruth Huskisson as this year’s new staff writers, working with the Comedy and Entertainment team.
 
Their contract  will see both writing on iconic Radio 4 shows and popular BBC Sounds titles like The News Quiz, Dead Ringers and Evil Genius.  They will also play a key part in the myriad of panel shows, sketch formats, stand-up shows and podcasts made by the team as well as pitching original ideas for commercial audio platforms.
 
Eve and Rut

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First UK Tour For Michelle Shaughnessy

Canadian comedian and rising star Michelle Shaughnessy is on tour with a show about ‘missing the boat’. Michelle is not close to reaching her goals. Instead of whining about it, she is doing what she does best – turning it into comedy. A show for anyone who thinks it's too late to achieve their dreams, because it probably is.

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Edinburgh Fringe Run And Tour For Tom Rosenthal

Award winning actor and comedian Tom Rosenthal will be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with his new show, ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Am’. This marks Tom’s return to the festival with a full month long run after five years. Following his run, Tom will also be heading out on tour across the UK and Ireland in 2026, his biggest tour to date.

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Saturday Night Live To Get UK Version On Sky

Sky is bringing NBC’s legendary late-night comedy showcase, Saturday Night Live, to the UK and Ireland in 2026. A line-up of guests hosts will take to the stage to declare, “Live from London, it’s Saturday Night!” in this new edition of the programme. 

SNL creator Lorne Michaels is set to executive produce Saturday Night Live UK, in addition to continuing to executive produce SNL on NBC in the US. SNL UK will be produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK production team.

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UK Comic Nominated For Webby Award

Comedian Toby Williams and directing duo Big Red Button have been nominated for Best Video & Film in the 29th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards organization honouring excellence on the Internet.
 
Toby and Pier & Johnny (the Big Red Button boys) first discussed the idea at a short film night.

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Sketch Off 2025 Final, Leicester Square Theatre

Just before he brought on the first act, compere Sam Nicoresti jokingly described the sketch comedy coming up as "essentially mucking about". At times over the next two hours it felt as if he had a point. But there was also creativity, imagination and audacity on display.

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