Victoria Wood statue given the OK
Bury town planners agree to bronze tribute
25/01/2019 … A statue to honour Victoria Wood is to be erected close to Bury library, the local council has agreed.
Fri 25 January 2019
Why did I become an Elvis impersonator?
25/01/2019 … Tweets of the weekThe inventor of Magic Eye pictures is getting a divorce, apparently she was seeing someone behind his back.
Absurdity is the only sane reaction to the madness of reality
Nick Revell on his new approach to satire
25/01/2019 … I’ve radically changed my approach to topical and satirical material in the last three or four years.
Jack Whitehall's Travels With My Father gets a third series
25/01/2019 … Jack Whitehall's Travels With My Father is returning for a third series on Netflix, Chortle can reveal.
Horne of plenty
Alex's band announces biggest-ever tour
25/01/2019 … Alex Horne's comedy band The Horne Section have announced their biggest tour yet.
© Steve Ullathorne Who's coming to the Leiciester Comedy Festival?
Watch highlights of the preview gala
25/01/2019 … The Leicester Comedy Festival kicked off its 2019 programming with a preview show earlier this month – and here are the highlights.
Thu 24 January 2019
Meet the puntestants
UK Pun Championships finalists announced
24/01/2019 … The finalists have been announced for this year’s UK Pun Championships, run by the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Amazon joins the stand-up business
By releasing its first original special, courtesy of Jim Gaffigan
24/01/2019 … Amazon Prime is to release its first stand-up special, with a new show from Jim Gaffigan.