All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Oktagon MMA Comedian defeated by reality TV star Jake Quickenden
04/11/2023 … Liverpudlian stand-up Paul Smith has lost his first professional MMA fight, with reality TV star Jake Quickenden defeating him in the first round.
Extra on Arthur files a lawsuit in the US
04/11/2023 … Russell Brand has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the first legal action brought against him.
03/11/2023 … Spike Milligan's children's book Badjelly The Witch: A Fairy Story is being turned into an animated television series starring Miriam Margolyes…
Hulu sticks with comedy it revived after a decade
03/11/2023 … Futurama has been renewed for two more seasons.
© Karla Gowlett All about being bitter about life being 'rigged' against her
03/11/2023 … Luisa Omielan has announced a new stand-up tour, all about being resentful about how she feels world being rigged against her.
© UKTV Comedians' accolade for football show Big Kick Energy
03/11/2023 … Maisie Adam and Suzi Ruffell’s Big Kick Energy has been named the UK’s best sports podcast.
© Channel 4 Comics join C4's Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser
03/11/2023 … Bob Mortimer, Richard Ayoade Harry Hill and Tim Vine have all signed up for Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox.
03/11/2023 … The world has got yet another true-crime podcast, this one hosted by Iain Stirling and his wife Laura Whitmore.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.