Comedy News Round Up
Edinburgh Fringe Countdown, Tour News, Returning TV Comedy And More From Matt Lucas.
American performer & writer Bryn Woz brings her show ‘SMUT’ to the Edinburgh Fringe next month. She is the latest interviewee in our current Rarely Asked Questions series and gets very personal in this revealing encounter: “Bruce, your girlfriend and I have chatted about this at length, and we all know it’s about much more than drawers. Let’s take it offline…” Read the full interview and lots more RAQS here.
The Stand Comedy Club in partnership with The List Magazine and The Comedy Unit is to launch a new Edinburgh Fringe award for 2026: The McTavish Award.
This award has been established in memory of Paul Sneddon, who died recently, aged 70. Paul was better known to audiences as Vladimir McTavish. Over a remarkable 40-year career, Paul built a reputation as one of Scotland’s most original and fearless comedians, constantly pushing the boundaries of comedy with intelligence, wit and creativity. He was an integral part of The Stand’s story and a much-loved figure within the Scottish comedy community. Details here.
Comedians Laura Smyth, Brian Conley And Jen Brister are in the line-up for the new series of C4’s Celebrity Hunted. Full line-up here.
Matt Lucas will star as Fagin in Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, for 6 weeks only at the Gielgud Theatre in London from Tuesday 22 September to Sunday 1 November 2026.
Lucas says: “I’ve always wanted to appear in Oliver! It was the first West End musical I ever saw, aged 6, and I adored it. Apparently, despite my considerable range, I am considered slightly too old now to play the title role, so instead I shall be appearing as Fagin.” Details here.
BBC comedy Daddy Issues will be back for a third and final series on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three. The series, starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey, was BBC Three’s biggest comedy launch since the start of 2022, and series two was the channel’s top scripted title for 2025. More here.
Taskmaster Champion, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee and Harper Collins debut of 2027 Sophie Duker announces a brand new tour with her new show, ‘Hot Beef Injection’. The tour announcement follows a run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and precedes her upcoming book release, DONG. Details here.
