© Andy Hollingworth Mon 24 February 2025
© Andy Hollingworth 
'I was convinced I was going to die on a mountain pass'
Ian Smith's Unforgettable 5 gigs
24/02/2025 … Ian Smith’s comedy special Crushing – which won him a nomination for the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2023 – is released today.
Luke Rollason announces his 2025 bursary winners
Alternative comedians heading to the Brighton Fringe
24/02/2025 … Luke Rollason has announced the recipients of his bursary helping alternative comedians come to the Brighton Fringe.
QI elves launch a food-based podcast
...as host Sandi Toksvig rails against AI
24/02/2025 … Two QI ‘elves’ have lauded a food-based podcast, Lunchbox Envy – a sister for the hit No Such Thing As A Fish Manu Henriot…
Trigger Happy TV to go on tour
Dom Joly announces 25th anniversary dates
24/02/2025 … Dom Joly is to take his Trigger Happy characters on tour.
Sun 23 February 2025
Comedy tours galore (again...)
23/02/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,746 events Chortle currently has listed.
© UKTV Dave Gorman's back
And Jordan Gray's special hits screens... The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
23/02/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday February 24 DAVE GORMAN: MODERN LIFE IS GOODISH:The stand-up returns after a seven-year…
It’s Always Sunny's Lynne Marie Stewart dies at 78
Actress played Charlie’s mum Bonnie
23/02/2025 … Lynne Marie Stewart, who played Charlie’s mum Bonnie on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, has died at the age of 78.