comedy
HeritageLive Festivals have announced the addition of a major live comedy programme to their celebrated summer event at The Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, bringing a full weekend bill featuring both world-class live music and stand-up comedy for the first time.
For 2026, audiences will be able to enjoy a full day of entertainment on the Estate, with live comedy running throughout the afternoon before the evening’s headline music performances
The Live Comedy Association has launched a letter writing campaign to get greater support for grassroots live comedy and needs your help.
They are asking all comedians, people working across the live comedy sector and members of the public to send a letter to their MP asking them to sign a letter to the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.
The BBC New Comedy Awards is back and is heading to Coventry, where all the heats will be filmed this September, then on to Birmingham Town Hall for The Grand Final in October.
the Hyde Park Book Club has announced its 2026 Work In Progress Comedy Programme.
Manchester-born Creatures Comedy Festival returns with a stacked line-up for its third instalment, bringing a standout mix of international icons and local legends from 23rd July to 1st August 2026.
Presented by NOMAD and Creatures Comedy Club, the festival focuses on creating a space outside of London for acts to preview right before the world’s biggest arts festival, giving Manchester residents exclusive access to shows before they hit Edinburgh Fringe.
Below is the speech given by BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool on Wednesday.
Welcome
Hello Liverpool!
BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie has announced 10 new and returning shows at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool.
Celebrating a breadth of talent from across the UK, both new and established, on camera and behind the scenes, Jon unveiled six fan favourites which are all returning for a third time.
At the festival, now in its fifth year, Jon also announced two brand new series, Hopley Hall (w/t), starring Jamie-Lee O’Donnell and Opening Up, which stars Amy Gledhill.
Eloise Heath has won the West End New Act of the Year 2026. The joint runners up were Ella Clark and Scott Oswald, while Shadi Ahmed scooped the Audience Vote prize.
BBC Scotland has commissioned four new short form comedy series, adding to its portfolio of established and successful digital-first scripted content, which includes award-winning dramas such as Float and Dog Days and its digital comedy strand Short Stuff.
These commissions form part of BBC Scotland’s digital strategy, designed to deliver distinctive Scottish content on platforms where audiences are increasingly choosing to watch.
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) comedy writer-performers, providing career development opportunities and opening the door to future creative commissions.
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