All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Accident claims the life of the creator of The Now Show, Dead Ringers and more
04/03/2025 … Comedy producer Bill Dare – the creator of Radio 4’s Now Show and Dead Ringers – has died in a caraccident abroad at the age of 64.
Robert Mac an Tuile wins in Edinburgh
03/03/2025 … Irish comedian Robert Mac an Tuile is the first finalist in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award.
Follow-up to the blockbuster Is It A Bird?
03/03/2025 … Jordan Gray has announced her follow up to her breakthrough show, Is It A Bird?, after it aired on Channel 4 on Friday.
02/03/2025 … Russell Brand is being sued over sexual abuse allegations, in the first known case brought against him.
02/03/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,691 events Chortle currently has listed.
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
02/03/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday March 3 RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: Harriet Kemsley and Sara Pascoe…
Thousands raised to help comic suffering respiratory illness
01/03/2025 … Friends of comedian John Mann have rallied to raise funds after a respiratory illness has left him unable to work.
© ITV / Ranga Bee Game show he presents with his mum Shanthi
01/03/2025 … Romesh Ranganathan is to front a second series of Parents' Evening for ITV.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.