Leicester Comedy Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary
The best of the week's live comedy
05/02/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,010 events Chortle currently has listed.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 05 February 2023
Fri 03 February 2023
Bottom episode pulled over possible offence
Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s comedy mocked the Royals
03/02/2023 … It’s hardly known for its delicate, sensitive humour… but Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson’s bawdy 1990s comedy Bottom has fallen foul of…
'Cancelled' Roseanne Barr monetises her controvery
Comedian back with a Fox Nation stand-up special
03/02/2023 … Roseanne Barr may have lost her lucrative job after making an ‘abhorrent and repugnant’ tweet likening a black woman to an ape… but she’s…
© Channel 10 Australia's Taskmaster gets off to a strong start
Series remade with Tom Gleeson as host
03/02/2023 … The Australian version of Taskmaster got off to a strong start last night, coming third in its timeslot for audience numbers.
Guest stars announced for The Cleaner series 2
From Simon Callow… to Shakin’ Stevens
03/02/2023 … The BBC has confirmed the guest cast for series 2 of Greg Davies’s comedy The Cleaner.
Thu 02 February 2023
When is Abbott Elementary back?
Disney+ confirms series 2 launch date
02/02/2023 … The second season of the critically acclaimed comedy Abbott Elementary will drop on Disney+ on March 1, the platform has announced.
Sky's Intelligence boost
One-off special for Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer’s spy comedy
02/02/2023 … Nick Mohammed and David Schwimmer’s spy comedy Intelligence is to return for an hour-long special.
© Sky James Nesbitt and Timothy Spall get their Claus out
Duo to play Father Christmases in new Sky comedy
02/02/2023 … James Nesbitt and Timothy Spall are to play two different Santas in a Sky Christmas comedy special provisionally titled Joy To The World.