Griff Rhys Jones calls off his tour
Citing ‘unforeseen personal circumstances’
25/04/2023 … Griff Rhys Jones has pulled his stand-up tour, citing ‘unforeseen personal circumstances’.
2023 Archives
Tue 25 April 2023
Mon 24 April 2023
The Oldest Comedy Club In Britain
New film about Downstair's At The King's Head
24/04/2023 … Whenever the history of the UK’s live comedy is written, the Comedy Store rightly takes centre stage as the venue which first opened its doors to alternative…
© Lia Toby/Getty Images for Bafta Baftas for Lisa McGee and Adam Kay
24/04/2023 … Lisa McGee has won a Bafta for writing Derry Girls.
Comic 'braced for emotional torture' after Rebekah Vardy trademarks his joke
Dan Atkinson stunned that footballer's wife can cash in on his Wagatha Christie gag
24/04/2023 … Dan Atkinson – the comedian who coined the phrase ‘Wagatha Christie’ – has admitted he was ‘dumbfounded’ to learn that footballer’s…
Jennifer Saunders to make her panto debut
Playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the London Palladium
24/04/2023 … Jennifer Saunders is to make her pantomime debut, playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the London Palladium.
Sun 23 April 2023
Richard Pryor’s first albums to be rereleased on vinyl
Recordings capture his 'evolution from nightclub comedian to the voice of his generation'
23/04/2023 … Richard Pryor’s first two albums are to be re-released as newly remastered vinyl LPs.
© BBC/James Stack Inside No 9 returns with Mother's Ruin
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
23/04/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday April 23 THE REAL McCOY: The fifth series of the groundbreaking 1990s sketch…
Where there's Mach there's class...
23/04/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.