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January 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM

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Interviews: Things You Should Have Done's Lucia Keskin, Bridget Christie and cast talk "sadness, plot twists, tiny popstars, greasy hair, guest stars... and hot dogs" in series 2

Things You Should Have Done series two see Chi (Lucia Keskin) once again forced to contend with life and death and a long list of things she really ought to have done by now.This time with help from a...

January 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM

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Interview: Fiona Reveals All On Her Time As A Secret Traitor

Fiona was the fifth player banished at the round table and the second Traitor banished. She talks about her time on Traitors below...Was the castle as you expected, and how did it feel walking in for ...

January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM

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Review: Becoming Victoria Wood

The death of David Bowie cast a shadow over 2016 but it certainly wasn;t the only gone-too-soon death of that year. Victoria Wood died on april 20. I remember receiving an embargo'd press release that...

January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM

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Rosie Jones To Star In Play

Rosie Jones is to appear alongside Ed Larkin (The Little Big Things, West End; Tom Fletcher's The Creakers) in Birds of Paradise’s new accessible production, (We indulge in) a bit of roll play. (We in...

January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM

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Live Comedy Sector AGM Bill Confirmed

Representatives from Centre for Comedy Studies Research (Brunel University of London), Get Off Live Comedy, The Bill Murray/Angel Comedy and British Stand-Up Comedy Archive (University of Kent) have b...

January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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More Dates for Kevin Bridges Tour

Kevin Bridges has added more dates to his Here If You Need Me tour.The new 2027 tour dates below will be going on general sale this Friday - including four nights at the London Palladium, three nights...

January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM

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Catherine Bohart To Release Stand Up Special Online

Catherine Bohart's Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated hour, Again, With Feelings, is a deeply personal and delightfully twisted coming-of-age show that explores adulthood, mental health, relationships, ...

January 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM

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Hannah Gadsby Releases Latest Show On Audio "to truly subvert the male gaze"

Comedian Hannah Gadsby has released their latest comedy show Woof! on audio only. It is free to listen to from today. Link below.Gadsby says: "I recorded my last three solo shows for Netflix, but with...

One of Britain’s best-loved comedy shows is back. Mock the Week returns with a brand-new series, launching Sunday 1st February at 9pm on TLC, which is now free-to-air in the UK. Once again overseeing ...

January 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM

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Mock the Week Returns

January 13, 2026 at 9:07 AM

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Comedy.co.uk Awards Shortlists – Vote Here

The shortlists have been announced for this year's Comedy.co.uk Awards. It is the 20th year of these awards. As always, the results are based entirely on a public vote. The public selected the followi...

January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM

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Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian 2025, Leicester Square Theatre

Fourteen acts made it through the heats into the final of this year's Leicester Square Theatre Comedian of the Year competition. That's a lot of fun on a Saturday afternoon and given that this is a co...

January 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM

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Spurs and Man Utd really are in a "hold my beer" competition all of their own aren't they.

January 11, 2026 at 6:26 PM

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C4 And UKTV Unite To Add More Streaming Shows

UKTV’s streaming service U will now be available via Channel 4.The launch provides Channel 4 viewers with the ability to stream UKTV originals and BBC classics – both catch up and boxsets – alongside ...

January 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM

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Paul Zerdin, the winner of America’s Got Talent 2015, has announced a brand-new show, ‘Shut Your Mouth’ which will head out on the road from September 2026. This follows the huge success of his last, ...

New Tour For Paul Zerdin

January 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM

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Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian 2025

The final of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian 2025 took place at the Leicester Square Theatre on Saturday night. 14 acts competed for the trophy. and the winner, chosen by the judges, was for...

Bob Mortimer Appears On Would I Lie to You?

January 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM

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This is not a drill. It's happening now. beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1702...

Hands up who wants to see national treasure Bob Mortimer on Would I Lie to You? In that case you are in luck as he is on the second episode of the current series alongside fellow guests Dianne Buswell...

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January 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM

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Comedy News Round Up

Super Hans has written a book.

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January 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM

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Apparently Russell Brand auditioned for the role of Super Hans. beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/1702...

Peep Show's Super Hans Tells All In New Book

Peep Show's very own Super Hans has written his autobiography.From Croydon to the former Eastern Bloc, Super Hans lays it all out – bad trips, deep thoughts and absolute bangers.You know the name. You...

January 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM

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TV Review: Can you Keep A Secret? BBC One/iPlayer

Anything with Dawn French in it is going to be worth watching and when Mark Heap is playing her husband you are surely onto a winner. Can You Keep A Secret? stars French and Heap as oddball country co...

January 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM

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Theatre Review: Woman In Mind, Duke Of York's Theatre

Has Romesh Ranganathan been cloned? I just wondered because last Saturday, for example, he fronted not one but two primetime shows, Parent's Evening and The Weakest Link, while also making his West En...