'SNL UK' Storms Past 86M Social Media Views, But TV Ratings Drop 30% 'Saturday Night Live UK' has generated more than 86M views across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Here are its most-watched moments to date.

‘SNL UK’ Storms Past 86M Views On Social Media, But TV Viewing Drops By A Third deadline.com/2026/04/snl-... via @deadline.com

Chat show for Smoggie Queen Dickie James Acaster among the guests on YouTube series

Chat show for Smoggie Queen Dickie

West End New Act of the Year 2026 finalists announced - British Comedy Guide Atharva Pharande, Charlotte Madden, Donna Williams, Ella Clark, Eloise Heath, Emma Davies, Eszter Rácz, Jonny Brace, Mani Ahmed, Reese Patel, Sameera Bowers, Scott Oswald, Shadi Ahmed, Sudeepta Sanyal...

West End New Act of the Year 2026 finalists announced www.comedy.co.uk/live/fyi/107...

Russell Brand is running for London Mayor. Story @chortle: www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/04...

Christopher Donovan wins Bath Comedy New Act Of The Year 2026 - British Comedy Guide Christopher Donovan was selected as the winner of Bath Comedy Festival's annual award, with Rich Bunn second, and Victoria Blunt & Ollie Young in joint third place.

Christopher Donovan wins Bath Comedy New Act Of The Year 2026 www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/87...

800 Pound Gorilla to Launch Stand-Up Comedy Streaming Service (EXCLUSIVE) 800 Pound Gorilla is launching a stand-up comedy streaming service called Gorilla Comedy+, with specials from Pete Holmes, Patton Oswalt and more.

800 Pound Gorilla to Launch Stand-Up Comedy Streaming Service with specials from Nish Kumar, Patton Oswalt and more: variety.com/2026/tv/news... via @variety

Joe Lycett to showcase artwork via Birmingham exhibition - British Comedy Guide Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has announced that, this July, it will stage the first major solo exhibition of art by Joe Lycett.

Joe Lycett to showcase his art in Birmingham exhibition www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/...

The Onion plans to turn Infowars into a comedy site with satirical echoes of the fringe conspiracy theories that Mr. Jones is known for. Tim Heidecker, one of the comedians behind “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, has been hired to serve as “creative director of Infowars.” He said he initially plans to parody Mr. Jones’s “whole modus operandi.” Mr. Heidecker has been working on his impression of Mr. Jones. But eventually, when that joke gets old, Mr. Heidecker said that he hoped to turn Infowars into a destination for independent and experimental comedy. “I just thought it would be just a beautiful joke if we could take this pretty toxic, negative, destructive force of Infowars and rebrand it as this beautiful place for our creativity,” Mr. Heidecker said in an interview. During a recent trip to Philadelphia, he traveled to the Liberty Bell to film a video in character as the new creative director of Infowars.

Get excited.

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Aisling Bea: Older Than Jesus – King's Theatre, Glasgow - The Reviews Hub Sidling on in a dressing gown, with a series of stop-start musical intros, Aisling Bea affects an air of goofy spontaneity and reactive chaos, her mile-a-minute, chatty delivery in keeping with the (n...

Aisling Bea review @thereviewshub.bsky.social: www.thereviewshub.com/aisling-bea-...

Chris O'Dowd Joins 'Bender' Comedy Opposite Bill Burr (EXCLUSIVE) Chris O'Dowd has inked a deal to join 'Bender,' an Irish coming-of-age comedy, where he'll star opposite Bill Burr.

Chris O’Dowd Joins Bill Burr In Coming-Of-Age Comedy ‘Bender’ deadline.com/2026/04/chri... via @deadline.com

In-the-red Lecicester Comedy festival defaults on paying comedians

In-the-red Lecicester

Andy Zaltzman interview @thelistuk.bsky.social: list.co.uk/news/andy-za...

I didn’t do that write-up. But I think it’s got a lot of TM folk involved so I figure it’s going to be quite officially aligned.

The Button? No-one watched it I don’t think. I’m assuming this is more explicitly Taskmaster related.

‘She’d been drinking with Julie Walters. I heard a crash’: Victoria Wood’s genius – by her friends, fans and actors Dazzling performer, brilliant writer, maddening perfectionist, Easter Egg hunt maestro … on the 10th anniversary of Wood’s death, those who knew her best celebrate the shy introvert who redefined come...

Victoria Wood’s friends and co-stars remember her: www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/a...

Alex Horne to set families tasks in new Channel 4 show - British Comedy Guide Alex Horne is to front a new entertainment show for Channel 4 which will feature households from around the UK completing challenges set by the Taskmaster star.

Alex Horne to set families tasks in new Channel 4 show www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8710...

Celia Pacquola wins Melbourne's top award Nathan Chin best newcomer

Celia Pacquola wins Melbourne's top award

Kevin Bridges to present football documentary ahead of World Cup - British Comedy Guide BBC One has commissioned Kevin Bridges: In Search Of The Beautiful Game, an hour-long programme in which the comedian looks at the world of football.

Kevin Bridges to present football documentary ahead of World Cup www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/...

SNP promises a minumum wage for comedians Party set to follow Ireland's £14,700-a-year plan

SNP promises a minumum wage for comedians

James Acaster to star in his first video game Marble adventure Perchang World drops next month

James Acaster to star in his first video game

Steve Coogan to guest star in Series 2 of Funboys - British Comedy Guide The BBC has revealed first look images from the upcoming second series of Funboys, also announcing that Steve Coogan will be joining the show in a guest role.

Steve Coogan to guest star in Series 2 of Funboys: www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1073/...

Sexual harassment is rife on comedy circuit and women lack protections, MPs told Women using informal warning systems to protect themselves and others, comedian tells equalities committee * UK politics live – latest updates Sexual harassment and abuse on the comedy circuit has is persistent and under-reported, with protections available to women often limited or absent, a comedian has told MPs. Performers and campaigners said many female comedians are left to rely on informal warning systems to try to keep themselves safe but added that these systems can expose women to further risks. Continue reading...

Sexual harassment is rife on comedy circuit and women lack protections, MPs told

Sam Campbell's Make That Movie first look revealed - British Comedy Guide Channel 4 has revealed a first-look at new sitcom Make That Movie, ahead of its debut next month.

Sam Campbell's Make That Movie first look revealed: www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1071/...

Channel 4 greenlights second year for A Comedy Thing channel www.comedy.co.uk/online/fyi/1...

Melbourne's finest... Record ten nominees for main comedy festival award

Melbourne's finest...

Richard Herring joins indie comedy Zak The Ripper Cast also includes comics Sy Thomas and Tiff Stevenson

Richard Herring joins indie comedy Zak The Ripper

Pierre Novellie interview @chortle.bsky.social: www.chortle.co.uk/features/202...

Luke Rollason and Rosalie Minnitt launch GCSE revision sketch show - British Comedy Guide Rosalie Minnitt and Luke Rollason have created Bitesize GCSE: Literally, a 10-part BBC sketch show series helping 15 and 16 year-olds revise classic literature subjects.

Luke Rollason and Rosalie Minnitt launch GCSE revision sketch show : www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8707...

Work starts on Eric Morecambe mural Celebrating the comedian's 100th birthday

Work starts on Eric Morecambe mural

Jessie Cave and Alfie Brown get engaged 'After 12 years, it's getting serious,' she says

Jessie Cave and Alfie Brown get engaged