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Record ten nominees for main comedy festival award
British comedians Sam Nicoresti, Dan Tiernan and Emmanuel Sonubi have been nominated…
Colin Hoult joins Adrian Mole adaptation
Colin Hoult has joined the cast of The Secret…
Poland gets its own Taskmaster
Poland is getting its own version of Taskmaster –…
Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood are to host the…
Fourth Paddington movie announced
A fourth Paddington film is to go into production. Studiocanal…
Richard Herring joins indie comedy Zak The Ripper
Richard Herring has joined the cast of Zak The…
Work starts on Eric Morecambe mural
Work has started on a new mural celebrating Eric Morecambe…
Pete Gionis admits harassing comedy club punters
Comedian Pete Gionis has admitted he harassed customers for posting a one-star review…
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday April 12 ZERO…
C4 showcases its pick of up-and-coming comedians
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle…
Netflix 'to make an Inbetweeners film'
The Inbetweeners is to be rebooted for Netflix, it has been reported. The Sun…
Ed Weeks to star in vampire comedy series
Ed Weeks is to star in a new American vampire comedy series. The British actor…
Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker are reuniting for Cunk on Cinema, another…
Tour news
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Reuben Solo: Someone in This Crowd Will Betray Me [Revenge Edition]
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Features
Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews 2026
All Chortle's reviews from the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Celia…
What's the nickname of Greg Davies' character in The Cleaner?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'You can use long words and still be a moron'
Pierre Novellie is currently touring his show You Sit There, I'll Stand Here…
Am I wasting my time?
As a comedian, one of the greatest pleasures is to get a laugh very soon after having…
Reviews
Conk: Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour
If a good comedy show stays with you after you’ve…
Live comedy picks
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Comics join series 11 of Shetland
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Three comedy shows receive £2,500 Edinburgh Fringe grants
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Applications open for the 2026 BBC Comedy Collective
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Guy Montgomery brings his spelling bee to London
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Angela Channell and Adrian Gray join BBC writers' scheme
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Punching Up
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Videos
The Saturday Night Live UK team has released a behind-the-scenes video of how the show is put together.
All the sketches for the show – included the prerecorded ones – are written, rehearsed, and performed in the six days leading up to the Saturday 10pm broadcast on Sky.
The show is on hiatus this week but returns on April 25 with Nicola Coughlan as host, with Aimee Lou Wood doing the duties on May 2.
A week inside SNL UK
How the show is put together
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A comedy take on the GCSE English set texts
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