Happy 80th, Neil
Portrait unveiled to mark Innes' birthday
09/12/2024 … This portrait of Neil Innes is being unveiled in his hometown today.
2024 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 09 December 2024
Sun 08 December 2024
© Rachel Sherlock Sara Pascoe headlines a Live At Christmas comedy tour
08/12/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,557 events Chortle currently has listed.
© HBO A special week of specials
Five new stand-up shows... and the rest of the week's best TV and radio comedy
08/12/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday December 8 ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY: Peak Will Ferrell as the classic…
Unseen Tommy Cooper footage gets an airing
Performances taped in America in the 1960s
08/12/2024 … Footage of Tommy Cooper never before seen on British TV is to air this Christmas.
Sat 07 December 2024
© BBC/Guy Levy Chris McCausland's 'stunning' Strictly semi-final dance
But will comedian make the last stage?
07/12/2024 … Chris McCausland might have defied all the odds to make it through to the Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals.
Brendan O’Carroll: We're investing in a Mrs Brown's Boys cartoon
Sitcom creator revives the idea of an animated version
07/12/2024 … Brendan O’Carroll has revived the prospect of a Mrs Brown’s Boys cartoon – more than 15 years after first raising the idea.
Fri 06 December 2024
Edinburgh Fringe show 5 Mistakes That Changed History becomes a book
Publishing deal for comedian Paul Coulter
06/12/2024 … Comedian Paul Coulter’s Edinburgh Fringe show 5 Mistakes That Changed History is to be turned into a book.
Leicester Comedy Festival reveals its competition finalists for 2025
Including Comedian Of The Year and pun champion
06/12/2024 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced finalists for their flagship competitions.