Colour blind?
C4 invites white comic Maureen Younger to an event for black talent
18/03/2025 … Perhaps Channel 4 is just so woke that they genuinely don’t see colour.
2025 Archives
Tue 18 March 2025
Chortle Awards 2025: The highlights
With Bob Mortimer, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and more
18/03/2025 … Here are some of the highlights from last night’s Chortle Awards, hosted in central by Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Felicity Ward.
'My son was killed for his comedy'
Filipino comedian Gold Dagal shot dead
18/03/2025 … A Filipino comedian shot dead in a bar was killed because of his jokes, his mother has stated.
Who guest starred in French & Saunders' Thelma & Louise parody ?
18/03/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Emmanuel Sonubi to tour a show about his near-fatal heart failure
Comic had a major health scare while on stage
18/03/2025 … Emmanuel Sonubi is to tour a new stand-up show about surviving heart failure.
Ben Elton writes his memoirs
What Have I Done? out in October
18/03/2025 … Ben Elton has written his autobiography, entitled What Have I Done? Out in October, the title covers his full 65 years, from his childhood in Catford, South…
Remembering Robbie
Irish comics stage tribute gig for Robbie Bonham
18/03/2025 … The Irish comedy community is coming together for a tribute gig to honour Robbie Bonham, who died at the age of 54 earlier this year.
Catherine Tate to star in London Palladium panto
Alongside Julian Clary, Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers and Jon Culshaw
18/03/2025 … Catherine Tate will star in this year’s London Palladium pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, it has been announced.