© Rachel Sherlock Five comedy festivals kick off this week
Our guide to the best live stand-up
14/07/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sun 14 July 2024
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© Gary Moyes / BBC BBC avoids Avoidance
Romesh Ranganathan's comedy dropped after two series
14/07/2024 … Romesh Ranganathan's BBC comedy Avoidance has been axed after two series, the comedian has said.
Sat 13 July 2024
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© Rikcy Gervais / X Ricky Gervais is working on a new animated series
Featuring many of the stars of After Life
13/07/2024 … Ricky Gervais is making a new animated series featuring many of the After Life cast.
© ITV Everything I got bullied for at school are now my trademarks
Interview with Alan Carr as his sitcom Changing Ends returns to ITV
13/07/2024 … Changing Ends, the semi-autobiographical sitcom about Alan Carr’s life growing up the gay son of a football manager in 1980s Northampton returns…
Fri 12 July 2024
A local honour for a local person
Steve Pemberton becomes an honorary fellow of the University of Central Lancashir
12/07/2024 … Steve Pemberton has been given an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Central Lancashire.
Scandal In Westminster?
Broken News is desperate for a scoop
12/07/2024 … A week into the Labour government and already there are massive nationwide shortages.
'You’ll struggle to find a better overview of what’s good in stand-up right now'
Tim Harding at the ARG Comedy Festival
12/07/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the best comedy he's been watching in London this past fortnight.