© BBC Steve Coogan to star in The Good Life
An eco-drama, not a remake of the 1970s sitcom...
12/02/2025 … Steve Coogan is working on a film about greenwashing.
2025 Archives
Wed 12 February 2025
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© Netflix Dave Chappelle honoured for being a 'voice of social consciousness'
Comic to receive award from NAACP civil rights group
12/02/2025 … It might come as news to the trans people upset by Dave Chappelle’s material about them – but the comedian is set to win a major award for being…
Sydney May takes Komedia's new act crown
Wes Defoe and Aiden Lonergan are runners-up
12/02/2025 … Sydney May was crowned winner of Komedia’s New Comedy Award in Brighton last night.
Tue 11 February 2025
In which film did Richard Ayoade play a killer droid?
11/02/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Chortle Hotshots: See who performed in London
11/02/2025 … Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots showcase at London's Top Secret Comedy Club on Monday night.
© Matt Stronge Comedy has a glass ceiling problem
11/02/2025 … If you’re a comedy fan you’ll have your own examples: comics you feel are unjustly flying under the radar.
Tarot named as comedy's 'Next Big Thing'
Sketch troupe scoop inaugural award
11/02/2025 … Comedy sketch group Tarot have been announced as winners of the 2025 Next Big Thing award.
New tours for Jen Brister, Josh Jones and Two Pints duo
11/02/2025 … Josh Jones, Jen Brister and Two Pints Of Lager duo Will Mellor and Ralf Little have all announced tours today,.