All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comic heads to Paris for his comeback
09/11/2018 … Louis CK has performed his first full-length solo show since being floored by scandal – but in Paris where he could avoid the glare of the US media.
Mainwaring, Wilson and Godfrey have been cast
08/11/2018 … Some of the actors remaking three lost episodes of Dad’s Army have been named.
© Marc Turner Glasgow residency expands again
08/11/2018 … Three more shows have been added to the farewell performances of Still Game.
Clubs' Kenny O'Brien was the Winston Wolfe of Scottish comedy
08/11/2018 … He is one of the unsung stalwarts of the Scottish comedy scene.
Jaymes Todd pleads guilty to magistrates
08/11/2018 … A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of Melbourne comedian Eurydice Dixon.
© Carla Guler The Duchess revolves around a single mum in London
08/11/2018 … Katherine Ryan is making a Netflix sitcom loosely based on her own life.
Judge Romesh AND a new predictions programme
08/11/2018 … Two Romesh Ranganathan TV shows have been renewed, Chortle can reveal – one of them before it’s even aired.
Stand-up gigs combined with book readings
08/11/2018 … Sofie Hagen is reviving her award-winning first solo show for a new tour to mark the launch of her debut book.
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