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Mon 09 October 2023

Mark Steel: I have throat cancer

But medics tell comedian it is treatable

09/10/2023 … Mark Steel has revealed that he has throat cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes.

John Cleese: We're struggling to get guests to discuss woke issues

Comic says 'murder everyone at the BBC' as he praises GB News for giving him carte blanche

09/10/2023 … John Cleese said he is struggling to get guests willing to discuss ‘woke issues’ on his new GB News show.

Sun 08 October 2023

Who's on Outsiders series 3?

The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand

08/10/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week…: Sunday October 8 I'M ALL RIGHT JACK: The classic 1959 Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas…

Hannah Gadsby is back in London

Queer comedy showcase and the best of the week's best live comedy

08/10/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,227 events Chortle currently has listed.

I quit French & Saunders sketches as they made me feel 'ugly'

Dawn French reveals the truth behind her shock decision

08/10/2023 … Dawn French has revealed that she stopped making comedy sketches with Jennifer Saunders because she became upset that her looks had become the punchline.