Channel 4 confirms Taskmaster spin-off
Alex Horne to challenge families in Your Time Starts Now
Channel 4 has confirmed a new Taskmaster spin-off, Your Time Starts Now, devised…
Customers at Assembly’s George Square Studios…
Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly shot a new Ali…
Meet the 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Award panel
The judging panel for this years Edinburgh Comedy Awards…
BBC orders a third series of David Mitchell’s Ludwig
The BBC has ordered a third series of David Mitchell’s…
Mo Gilligan ate fried chicken for every meal for a month
Mo Gilligan lived on a diet of fried chicken for four…
Now Leicester Comedy Festival's venue closes
Landlords have taken possession of the venue run by…
Virgin Radio to broadcast from the Edinburgh Fringe
Graham Norton and Geoff Lloyd are to present their Virgin Radio shows live from Edinburgh…
Ricky Gervais reveals his own Office 25-year tribute
Ricky Gervais has unveiled details of his own show marking 25 years of The Office,…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle…
Remembering The Office, 25 years on
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday July 5 UNACCEPTABLE:…
Turkish comedian arrested for insulting Erdogan
A Turkish comedian has been arrested on charges of insulting Islam and President…
Second series for Ed Gamble's Unacceptable
Ed Gamble-fronted panel show Unacceptable has been renewed for a second series, before…
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Features
'In my own home I'm diabolically satanic, but I could never be like that on stage'
The first Sudanese woman to perform stand-up at the O2 Arena in London, Ola Labib…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10:The inevitable AI rundown
Ten Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows with AI and tech at their core… Garrett…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: The summer of Sams
We continue our Edinburgh previews with ten Fringe comedians called Sam. Simple as… Sam…
'Great comedy podcasts still feel home-made, however high quality'
Welcome to this new monthly round-up from the world of comedy podcasting. For this…
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Help given to comics hit by Leicester Comedy Festival troubles
Eighteen comedians and one promoter have shared a £5,000…
Line-up announced for Just For Laughs Sydney
Greg Davies, Bill Bailey, Rhys James, Adam Kay and…
Free Fringe announces a venue just for newbies
The PBH Free Fringe is running a venue just for performers making their Edinburgh…
Dan Tiernan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe to judge BBC New Comedy Award
Dan Tiernan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe are to join the judging panel for this year's…
Details revealed for Kevin McCarron's funeral
Details have been finalised for the funeral of Kevin McCarron, the co-founder of…
Ashlee Bentley wins Magners' Share The Craic contest
Ashlee Bentley has won a fully-funded run at the Edinburgh Fringe after triumphing…
Entries open for 2026 LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year
Applications are now open for the 2026 LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year. This year’s…
Rhys Nicholson films stand-up special
Rhys Nicholson is filming a comedy special in Melbourne on Friday. It is adapted…
Punching Up
Diane Morgan: I had to go to 'robot school'
Diane Morgan went to ‘robot school’ to prepare for her role in new comedy Ann Droid. In the series, which she wrote with Sarah Kendall, the…
'David Brent' unveils his bust
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Sophie Willan: I pissed in the street outside Parliament
Sophie Willan has admitted she took a piss in the street…
We’re getting married! Bebe Cave and Horatio Gould get engaged
Comedians Bebe Cave and Horatio Gould have got engaged. Cave,…
Videos
Anonymity is sometimes essential when reporting on true crime.
That’s why podcaster Naomi Petersen has decided to change the names of the people in the story she is investigating. Even if her producer, played by Stuart Laws, isn’t entirely sure about her decision…
Changing the names on a true-crime podcast
With Naomi Petersen
Funboys ask: Which Resident Evil is REALLY the best?
New spin-off series Fair Game
Ricky Gervais blows his own trumpet via Alley Cats
Netflix animation coming soon
If normal jobs had World Cup rules
From Munya Chawawa and Theo Shakes