Mark Steel: I have throat cancer
But medics tell comedian it is treatable
09/10/2023 … Mark Steel has revealed that he has throat cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes.
2023 Archives
Mon 09 October 2023
John Cleese: We're struggling to get guests to discuss woke issues
Comic says 'murder everyone at the BBC' as he praises GB News for giving him carte blanche
09/10/2023 … John Cleese said he is struggling to get guests willing to discuss ‘woke issues’ on his new GB News show.
Sun 08 October 2023
Who's on Outsiders series 3?
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
08/10/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week…: Sunday October 8 I'M ALL RIGHT JACK: The classic 1959 Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas…
Hannah Gadsby is back in London
Queer comedy showcase and the best of the week's best live comedy
08/10/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,227 events Chortle currently has listed.
© Marc Brenner I quit French & Saunders sketches as they made me feel 'ugly'
Dawn French reveals the truth behind her shock decision
08/10/2023 … Dawn French has revealed that she stopped making comedy sketches with Jennifer Saunders because she became upset that her looks had become the punchline.
Sat 07 October 2023
British lads love weakness... and I reeked of it
In the second extract from his memoirs, James Mullinger learns a hard lesson of stand-up
07/10/2023 … Comedian James Mullinger has written a book – Brit Happens: Or Living The Canadian Dream – about how he moved to St John, New Brunswick, and found success…
Hasan Al-Habib wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award
City's comedy festival gets under way
07/10/2023 … Hasan Al-Habib has won the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2023.
Fri 06 October 2023
I've just robbed the local snooker club
06/10/2023 … Posts of the week Hey girl are you the North of England, because I want to promise you the greatest rail you’ve ever had and then immediately disappoint…