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Following a successful pilot, Channel 4 have commissioned a series of the new play-at-home gameshow, Your Time Starts Now (w/t). The new 8x60’ series is devised and developed by Alex Horne, creator and host of BAFTA and Rose D’Or winning Taskmaster and Andy Devonshire, founding Series Director on shows including The Apprentice, The Great British Bake Off and Taskmaster.
As the Edinburgh Fringe reaches its final few days the 39th So You Think You’re Funny? final was a fitting way of spotting potential stars of the future. The likes of Aisling Bea, Maisie Adam, Peter Kay, Lee Mack and Romesh Ranganathan have previously come through the ranks. Chances are that a few of the ten finalists this year will eventually be household names.
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.
This comedy, set in the world of undercover agents, has already aired down under and features a stellar cast of comedians from both halves of the hemisphere. The cast includes Rose Matafeo, Joe Thomas, Tim Key, Sam Campbell and Bret McKenzie.
BBC Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips has appointed Chris Sussman as Director of Comedy. He was previously Director of Scripted Series at Netflix UK and was Head of Comedy at BBC Studios.
The winners of the List Festival Awards have been announced. Among the awards is the McTavish Awards, created to remember Vladimir McTavish, the much loved Scottish comedian who died this year. The winner of the inaugural McTavish Award is Chris Forbes. Australian clown Conk won Best Comedy Award for his show Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour.
By: Andy Beill, Bruce Dessau
With this year's Edinburgh Fringe almost at a close, the nominees have been chosen for the most coveted prize in UK comedy . See what to expect from
Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot have been announced as the joint winners of Best Show at this year’s ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Matthew Gallagher has won the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Joke of The Fringe.
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 ). The longest-running and most prestigious accolades in the world of comedy, the Edinburgh Comedy Awards have discovered and nurtured generations of comedic talent since their inception in 1981 and continue to launch or turbo-charge the careers of comedians from around the world.
