comedy
The Theatre Royal Haymarket is to host the Big Jewish Comedy Gala, an evening celebrating leading Jewish comedians, following a series of high-profile cancellations on the UK comedy circuit and the wider entertainment and the boycott of Jewish performers.
The event will also raise funds for the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that protects British Jews from antisemitism and terrorism.
Channel 4, S4C & Little Wander are excited to announce the third iteration of Comedy Lab Cymru, a development programme for Welsh (and Wales-based) comedy talent.
Applications are now open, with a 12 January deadline.
The Irish Arts Council has made a committment to support comedy in the future.
Fred Bell has won the West End New (old) Act of the Year 2025. The runners-up were Dipak Patel and Sudeepta Sanyal, with Elaine Miles scooping the Audience prize
BBC Asian Network’s One More Laugh returns to London in 2026 with a brilliant line-up of up-and-coming comedians.
Formerly Asian Network Comedy, One More Laugh, will dust the January blues away with an exciting live show at the BBC Radio Theatre, London on Friday 30 January 2026, 7:30pm.
Six brand-new full-cast audio comedy pilots from talented new writers – Big Finish Originals – Comedy Playhouse have been released. Big Finish Originals – Comedy Playhouse is a collection of six audio sitcom pilots, taking listeners on a journey full of laughs from the Georgian-era House of Commons to an island in the middle of the Atlantic, via a declining seaside town, a wild ride through hell, and much more.
The BBC Comedy Festival is back for a fifth time and in May 2026 the host city will be Liverpool.
The BBC New Comedy Awards Grand Final has taken place at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre. And the winner is...Midlands comic Eli Hart.
The night was hosted by Edinburgh Comedy Award 2024 winner Amy Gledhill while Head Judge Fatiha El-Ghorri was joined by award-winning stand-up Harriet Kemsley (Last One Laughing UK, Live At The Apollo) and BAFTA-award winning director and writer Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black).
Outdoor comedy event Comedy at the Castle has revealed an all-star line-up, including Chris McCausland, Joanne McNally and Paul Smith, for a bumper fourth edition in 2026, along with a third castle venue.
The winners of the Yorkshire Comedy Awards were announced last night. The results were as follows:
Best newcomer Rachel Hough Josh Sedman
Best Alternative Act Frankie Monroe (alias Joe Kent-Walters, pictured)
Best Comedy Club HiFi, Leeds
Best Open Mic Scratch N Sniff, Leeds
Breakthrough Act Hannah Margaret
Best Promoter Anthony J Brown
Best MC Jed Salisbury
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