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2026 West End New Act of the Year Finalists
The finalists have been announced for the 2026 West End New Act of the Year. The show will take place on Tuesday 5th of May at the Albany in Great Portland Street at 7.30pm. The evening will be... more
Joe Lycett Gets Art Exhibition
The first major solo exhibition of art by comedian Joe Lycett will be opening at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in July 2026. Over the last twelve months Lycett has been busy producing... more
Big Tour For Last One Laughing Taskmaster Star Amy Gledhill
Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian Amy Gledhill is hitting the road with a brand new UK stand-up tour, Thanks For Having Me, kicking off in February 2027 and running through to... more
BBC Comedy Announces Smoggie Queens Spin-Off
The BBC has announced a new YouTube spin-off series of the award-winning comedy, Smoggie Queens called The Dickie Show. The Dickie Show, starring RTS winner and BAFTA nominated Middlesbrough... more
800 LB Gorilla To Launch Streaming Service
Nashville-based comedy media powerhouse 800 Pound Gorilla is launching Gorilla Comedy+ on May 5, a premium, ad-free streaming service built for comedians and their fans. Featuring over 250 stand... more
Bath Comedy Festival New Act Competition 2026 – Results
The Bath Comedy Festival 2026 New Act Competition attracted over 200 applications. 100 of which were long-listed in nine heats, the winners of which plus wild cards took part in the Grand Final... more
Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Sam Campbell, Ed Gamble, Sara Pascoe, Vittorio Angelone To Play Roundhouse Comedy Festival
Roundhouse Comedy Festival returns to Camden this August, opening on Saturday 1st August with a flagship edition of Live at the Roundhouse, headlined by Frank Skinner, and featuring... more
S4C, Channel 4 and Little Wander’s Comedy Lab Cymru returns for a third year! The three organisations are continuing their partnership to deliver the scheme for emerging Welsh (and Wales-based)... more
Offering a prize of £500.01, Takeover Radio 106.9FM have announced that they will once again be running their Joke of the Fringe Award in partnership with the ISH Edinburgh Festival Awards. This... more
Comedian Laura Smyth Signs Up For Celebrity Apprentice
The first ever full-length series of The Celebrity Apprentice is coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One, with 12 well-known names taking on Lord Sugar’s ultimate business challenge.The celebrities taking... more
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