Open Comedy Newsroom
Comedy venues across the UK are obsessed with the wrong problem. Everyone debated whether five-minute sets outperform ten-minute ones. Meanwhile, venues close because they can’t…
Peter Kay’s Dublin comeback – two sold-out shows at the 3Arena on April 17-18, 2026 – is a blueprint. Not a feel-good story about a…
Stand-up used to be simple. You stand. You talk. People laugh. That was the job. That’s not what’s happening anymore. The comedians killing it right…
Maynooth, Ireland is doing something simple but rare: hosting a proper comedy festival where you can actually afford to go. Mayhoots runs April 24-25, 2026,…
Comedy Special Season Spring 2026: What’s Dropping and Why It Matters for Your Career April is shaping up to be a monster month for comedy…
Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo started Giggly Squad as a podcast. Now they’re getting a Netflix sitcom produced by Amy Poehler and written by Kay…
Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi is facing a $27 million lawsuit from Grammy-winning composer Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake over a comedy bit involving translated lyrics from…
SNL UK Is Here – And It’s Changing the Game for British Comedy Saturday Night Live just crossed the Atlantic. The first episode of SNL…
Most comedians have the same five-year plan. Move to New York, Los Angeles, or London. Build a following. Get spotted. Make it. It’s the dream…
Introduction Five years ago, if you told a comedian they could build a career from their bedroom with a microphone and Zoom, they’d laugh. Today,…
