Frank Skinner to host ten-hour radio show
To mark his decade at Absolute Radio
12/03/2019 … Frank Skinner is to broadcast for a ten-hour stint on Saturday to celebrate a decade on air at Absolute Radio.
2019 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 12 March 2019
Meet Chortle's new reviewer for 2019
Jack Boyles joins the team after hunt for working-class and BAME writers
12/03/2019 … Chortle has recruited a new working-class reviewer to work at the Edinburgh Fringe in a bid to widen the field of critical voices there.
Sarah Millican to host a female-led panel show
Second such programme for Radio 4
12/03/2019 … Sarah Millican is to host a female-led panel show for Radio 4.
Josie Long and Nish Kumar headline Larmer Tree
Festival's comedy line-up announced
12/03/2019 … The Larmer Tree festival has announced its comedy line-up for 2019.
Kevin Hart to release his first Netflix special
12/03/2019 … Kevin Hart’s London show is to be released as his first Netflix special.
Mon 11 March 2019
Festival's U-turn after booking ZERO black female comics
'We have a blind spot' organiser admits
11/03/2019 … An American festival has been forced to change its line-up after being criticised for having no black women on the bill.
Robin Ince has a lesson (or nine) for Manchester
11/03/2019 … Robin Ince’s traditional Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People is to be staged in Greater Manchester for the first time.
Comics invited to pitch TV ideas
At Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival
11/03/2019 … Comedians and writers from around the world are being invited to pitch TV or web series at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival.