
Mitchell and Webb are back
New sketch show with a host of new comedy talent
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a new sketch show. The…
New sketch show with a host of new comedy talent
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a new sketch show. The…
Terry Jones statue appeal hits its target
The campaign to erect a statue of Terry Jones in his…
Katherine Ryan and Jason Manford join Sky's Tinsel Town movie
Comedians Jason Manford, Asim Chaudhry, Mawaan Rizwan…
Peter Kay tribute act Simon Mark dies unexpectedly
Peter Kay tribute act Simon Mark has died unexpectedly…
Alan Carr's looking for geniuses
Alan Carr is to front a new Channel 4 reality show…
Village People vs Jim Jefferies
The Village People are threatening to sue Jim Jefferies…
John Robins is making a new series of his podcast How…
The winner of the year’s UK Pun Championships has been accused of using second-hand…
Cast announced for Ola Labib's The Pharmacy
Nabil Abdulrashid and Finlay Christie have joined the cast of fellow stand-up Ola…
60,000 complain over Josh Howie's 'homophobic slur'
Comedian Josh Howie has attracted tens of thousands of complaints after making a…
Steve Coogan to star in The Good Life
Steve Coogan is working on a film about greenwashing. The comic is writing The…
Dave Chappelle honoured for being a 'voice of social consciousness'
It might come as news to the trans people upset by Dave Chappelle’s material…
Tarot named as comedy's 'Next Big Thing'
Comedy sketch group Tarot have been announced as winners of the 2025 Next Big Thing…
Josh Jones: I Haven’t Won The Lottery So Here’s Another Tour Show
Entries have opened today for the 2025 Chortle Student Comedy Award. The competition…
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots…
If you’re a comedy fan you’ll have your own examples: comics you feel…
Don't Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside
Not a week goes by without revelations of showbusiness…
The number of talented new acts banging on the door…
Funboys is made by Simon Mayhew-Archer, formerly the…
The first thing you notice about Amandaland is how…
Being a comedy critic is an inherently futile job – telling…
Radio 4 have admirable intentions in seeking out the…
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Andy Samberg performed a medley of tracks from The Lonely Island at a gala gig to mark 50 years of Saturday Night Live.
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