© Philafrenzy/CC BY-SA 4.0 Albany returns as comedy venue
22/12/2017 … The basement of the Albany pub in central London is to reopen as a comedy club.
Fri 22 December 2017
© Philafrenzy/CC BY-SA 4.0 
Lenny Henry pilots new sketch show
For a primetime Saturday night slot
22/12/2017 … Lenny Henry is piloting a new sketch comedy show.
Theresa May's Christmas message to Santa
22/12/2017 … Tweets of the week Did you know British passports are only red because of Coca-Cola.
Die Hard Pop-Up Book
22/12/2017 … It’s the Christmas movie you never knew you wanted…Comedian Bec Hill has made one of her pop-up books based on the first Die Hard movies.
Blappy Christmas!
Channel 4 releases new batch of comedy shorts
22/12/2017 … Channel 4 has released a new batch of Comedy Blaps featuring the likes of Rhys Darby, Rufus Jones and – as Chortle previously reported – Felicity Ward.
Thu 21 December 2017
Fake Ewins!
Comic dupes newspapers with bogus pictures
21/12/2017 … Most comics would take every opportunity going to get their face out into the world.
Fings are going well for Micky Flanagan
21/12/2017 … Micky Flanagan’s An’ Another Fing tour is the most downloaded stand-up title of 2017, as well as being the bestselling comedy DVD.
Radio 4 to launch a multicultural sketch show
...and they're looking for writers
21/12/2017 … Radio 4 is to launch a multicultural sketch show next year.