Ricky Gervais once submitted a sketch to Smack The Pony
...but it was rejected for being sexist
18/08/2025 … Ricky Gervais once submitted a sketch for Smack The Pony – but it was rejected for being too sexist.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 18 August 2025
Billy Connolly: AI scammers are impersonating me
18/08/2025 … Sir Billy Connolly has warned fans not to be taken in by scammers using artificial intelligence to impersonate him.
Gary Little died in a mountain fall
Highlands rescue team confirm they recovered comedian's body
18/08/2025 … Scottish comedian Gary Little died while hiking in the Highlands, it has been confirmed.
Sun 17 August 2025
Lucy Beaumont and Jon Richardson reunite... on Cats Does Countdown
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
17/08/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Tuesday August 19 JASPER CARROTT REMEMBERS.
Ola Labib on how Britain’s TV industry fuelled her rage
17/08/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 15 August 2025
Tributes paid to Scottish comedian Gary Little
Stand-up reportedly dies while mountaineering
15/08/2025 … Tributes have been paid to Scottish comedian Gary Little after his death was reported on social media.
Comedy Store launches a podcast
Featuring stand-up performances
15/08/2025 … The Comedy Store is to release a new podcast featuring stand-up performances.
62 shows make the ISH award longlists
15/08/2025 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have just announced the longlists for best show and best newcomer at this year’s Fringe - and they are VERY long.