David Baddiel returns to the Edinburgh Fringe
11/07/2023 … David Baddiel is to return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time in ten years, it has been announced.
2023 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 11 July 2023
Ed Gamble to host a food-based Taskmaster spin-off
Foodmaster being piloted next week
11/07/2023 … Ed Gamble is hosting a food-related Taskmaster spin-off that could become a new Channel 4 series.
© David Monteith-Hodge Edinburgh Fringe app is back
11/07/2023 … The Edinburgh Fringe has an app, for the first time in four years.
Mon 10 July 2023
Sarah Silverman sues Chat GPT for breach of copyright
Comic claims AI tool – and Meta's similar bot – learned from illegally copying her book
10/07/2023 … Sarah Silverman is suing the companies behind two of the most powerful AI engines for stealing her work.
Alexandra Haddow wins bursary for working-class comics
First award from West End Comedy Club
10/07/2023 … Comic Alexandra Haddow has been awarded a £500 bursary for working-class comedians heading to the Fringe.
© Avalon / Kevin & Co Taskmaster Australia announces season 2 cast
Studio filming starts in Melbourne today
10/07/2023 … The cast has been announced for the second series of Taskmaster in Australia.
Sun 09 July 2023
© BBC Where Lenny Henry became a major star
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
09/07/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday July 9 MR HULOT'S HOLIDAY: Jacques Tati's classic, near-silent 1953 slapstick comedy…
Chortle's Fast Fringe AND Student Comedy Final this week!
Our entirely unbiased pick of the best live comedy
09/07/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.