Louis CK puts his hand in his pocket
But this time it's good, not creepy
18/04/2020 … Louis CK has donated $30,000 to help staff at one of the few comedy clubs to welcomed him back to the stage after his sexual misconduct was exposed.
2020 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sat 18 April 2020
Watch Jordan Brookes's Body Of Work for free
18/04/2020 … Here's our pick of the best new comedy on demand.
Katherine Ryan tops podcast chart
...and it only took her a week
18/04/2020 … Katherine Ryan’s new podcast has gone to the top of the iTunes comedy podcast chart within a week of release.
Fri 17 April 2020
Houdini to be released
Show from Nick Mohammed’s alter-ego Mr Swallow goes on demand for charity
17/04/2020 … Nick Mohammed’s Mr Swallow show about Houdini is to be released online to raise money for NHS charities.
Get the Chortle Comedy Book Festival as a podcast
Mark Thomas kicks off the new venture
17/04/2020 … Some of the sessions from the last Chortle Comedy Book festival are being released as a weekly podcast.
100 love letters to the NHS
Adam Kay compiles a collection of stories from the stars
17/04/2020 … Adam Kay is to curate stories about the NHS from 100 celebrities to help raise money for health service charities.
Thu 16 April 2020
Brighton Fringe goes online
Comics to broadcast shows via NextUp
16/04/2020 … Comedy on-demand service NexUp has announced a partnership with Brighton Fringe to keep the festival going digitally during lockdown.
Joe Lycett isn't Hugo Boss any more
Comedian switches his name back
16/04/2020 … Joe Lycett is back to being himself – a month after changing his name to Hugo Boss.