The Onion fights for the right to parody
Spoof website files a Supreme Court document
04/10/2022 … American satirical website The Onion is lobbying the US Supreme Court to uphold the right to parody.
2022 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 04 October 2022
Mon 03 October 2022
Russell Brand makes £2m in a year
Documents show strong profits from 6m YouTube followers
03/10/2022 … Russell Brand’s bank balance has grown £2million in a year.
New project to help North East comedy talent
Development scheme and a day of industry panels
03/10/2022 … Six comedy creators in the North East of England are to receive £1,000 to develop their ideas.
© ITV John Bishop to star in panto alongside Sir Ian McKellan
Mother Goose also stars Mel Giedroyc
03/10/2022 … John Bishop is to star in panto alongside Sir Ian McKellen.
Christmas specials for Off Menu and Guilty Feminists podcasts
Both coming to London's South Bank Centre
03/10/2022 … The Off Menu and The Guilty Feminist podcasts are to stage live festive shows at London’s Southbank Centre this Christmas.
Have you got a joke about this crackers year?
Gold's Christmas gag competition returns
03/10/2022 … TV comedy channel Gold has announced the return of its annual Christmas cracker joke competition, for a tenth year.
Sun 02 October 2022
© C4 Jon Richardson's new comedy... with his mother-in-law
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
02/10/2022 … The best of the week’s comedy on TV, radio and on demand… Sunday October 2 JUST JOKES: To mark Black History Month, a series of performers share…
Harry Hill's first tour in nine years
Plus Jerry Sadowitz, Neil Hamburger and Nick Helm in the week's best live comedy
02/10/2022 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 4,848 events Chortle currently has listed.