Jack Whitehall travels with his dad
28/02/2017 … Jack Whitehall is shooting a travel show with his father Michael for Netflix, Chortle can reveal.
2017 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 28 February 2017
George Lewis to present Top Gear Extra Gear
28/02/2017 … Comedian George Lewis is to present the Top Gear spin-off Extra Gear.
Comedy tour raises £500k for street kids
Fundraising hailed at Muslim Charity Awards
28/02/2017 … A tour of Muslim comedians has been hailed after raising more than £500,000 for charity.
Mon 27 February 2017
© Idil Sukan Nish Kumar pilots satirical BBC comedy
With the creators of The Daily Mash
27/02/2017 … Nish Kumar is piloting a spoof news show for BBC Two with the creators of parody website The Daily Mash.
© Andy Hollingworth Romesh joins Museum Of Curiosity
New curator on John Lloyd's R4 show
27/02/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan is to become the curator of the next series of Radio 4’s Museum of Curiosity, Chortle can reveal.
Two comedies in development for Radio 4
With Joseph Morpurgo and Dominic Frisby
27/02/2017 … Joseph Morpurgo and comedian and financial guru Dominic Frisby are both piloting new shows for Radio 4.
Leicester fest claims box office record
27/02/2017 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has beaten its own box-office record, selling 22 per cent more tickets than last year.
New podcast to parody other podcasts
David Reed launches Inside The Comedian
27/02/2017 … A new comedy podcast is set to spoof other comedy podcasts.