comedy
Today, the winners of this year’s ‘Oscars of Comedy’ were announced at the 46th Edinburgh Comedy Awards, presented by Richard Gadd (winner of Best Comedy Show 2016, Baby Reindeer, Half Man) and Ayoade Bamgboye (winner of Best Newcomer 2025, SNL UK).
Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot have been announced as the joint winners of Best Show at this year’s ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
The Best Newcomer Award went to Sam Eley for Basil Crumbwick, while Matthew Gallagher was named the winner of Best Joke.\
Read our review of Paul Foot's show here
The BBC Comedy Collective 2026 cohort has been announced today, revealing the latest recipients of the bursary scheme for writers, producers, directors and editors looking to take the next step in their careers in scripted comedy.
They are: directors: Charlotte Serena Cooper (London) and Chloe English (Liverpool), writers: Harry May-Bedell (Leeds) and Maura Campbell (Northern Ireland), and writing duo Mohammed-Zain Dada and Milli Bhatia (Lond
The initial creditors report for Leicester Comedy Festival producers Big Difference Company shows the total debt is in excess of £215,000. Over 100 people are listed as being owed money but the Live Comedy Association (LCA) has received information from members that suggests these figures might be conservative estimates. This information has come to light following the LCA asking trustees of the registered charity a series of questions on behalf of its members.
My last
reviews round-up closed with a review of Hannah Byczkowski. You could say that Hannah is Stoke-on-Trent's answer to Lindsey Santoro. Or Lindsey Santoro is Birmingham's answer to Hannah Byczkowski.
The five acts in the running for the annual Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2026 have been revealed.
A collaboration between Birmingham Comedy Festival and The Glee Club Birmingham, the award show officially opens the long-running comedy/arts festival on Friday 2 October 2026.
A few months ago a friend wanted to take his brother for a night out and asked me to recommend a comedy show. I recommended Pierre Novellie. My friend didn't like it, although he acknowledged that everybody else in the room did. I'm going to have to seriously rethink my friendships as Novellie is one of the top stand-ups plying their trade at the moment. And he's prolific too. He's already back with a brand new show, Okay, One More Then Bedtime (Monkey Barrel, four stars). I think he's aced it again.
New research by Birmingham City University (BCU) has found comedy can be tool for improving mental wellbeing and resilience for Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community.
British Comedy Guide and Angel Comedy are pleased to announce the return of The Comedians’ Choice Awards to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
There will be three awards:
Best Show - The best comedy show at the Fringe as voted by comedians.
Best Newcomer - The best debut hour of comedy at the Fringe as voted by comedians.
Iranian comedian Sepideh Kaav brings 1979: Persianality Disorder to Edinburgh Fringe 2026, a darkly funny stand-up hour about growing up Iranian, living abroad, and trying to make jokes in a world of constantly breaking news and broken irony.
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