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The Live Comedy Association, producers of Live Comedy Day, have hailed the first day as a success and claim it helped raise the profile of live comedy across the UK. It has now been announced that the day will be repeated on 1st April 2027. Over 120 comedians took part in shows across the UK, with a total capacity of over 20,000 people, at venues ranging from The Yellow Book in Brighton (30 seats, hosted by the “incredible, insatiable, and incorrigible” Leslie Bloom) to the Royal Albert Hall where Vir Das played t
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.
BBC Comedy are launching six brand-new comedy shorts featuring the likes of Kosar Ali (Rocks), Tom Davis (King Gary) and Lisa McGrillis (Rivals). Airing on BBC Three and iPlayer on Saturday 11th April, the six shorts are: Proper Ladies, Yaxlont, Baby Daddies, The Close, Thames View and Glue.
Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy at the BBC said: “Our Short Film strand continues to act as a potential jumping off p
The People’s Comedy returns to Brixton’s Club Silly on March 27th, for its regular London night, platforming bold, alternative comedians.
Comedy Central UK has recommissioned three hit UK originals to return later this year: Jimmy Carr’s Am I The A**hole?, produced and created by Tuesday’s Child; and Iain Stirling’s Roast the Internet and Stupid Central, presented by Babatundé Aléshé, both produced in-house by MTV Entertainment Studios.
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 will work with comedians to strengthen their professional foundations, from personal branding and social media strategy to industry aligned development and long-term career planning.
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 April 2026.
The publicly-voted Comedy.co.uk Awards has named Taskmaster as 2025’s Comedy Of The Year.
Created, written by, and starring Alex Horne alongside Greg Davies, the Channel 4 format broadcast two series in 2025, and was also named Best TV Entertainment Show. Separately, Horne and his comedy musical group bandmates also took the title of Best Returning TV Sitcom for their eponymous mockumentary The Horne Section TV Show.
Chloe Reynolds from Staffordshire has won the Howes Percival Leicester Comedian of the Year 2026 Competition at Leicester Comedy Festival, securing the coveted championship trophy along with a cash prize.
A brand new national day of celebration, Live Comedy Day (LCD), has been announced to recognise the vital role live comedy plays in the UK’s economy, cultural identity, and creative future. The inaugural Live Comedy Day will take place on 1st April 2026, with comedy shows, performances and events taking place across the country. Live Comedy Day will be an annual event, helping to showcase the best that the live comedy industry has to offer.
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