John Tothill undergoes urgent surgery
Comic cancels Edinburgh Fringe shows after his appendix burst
12/08/2024 … Comedian John Tothill has gone to hospital for an urgent appendix operation, cancelling some of his Edinburgh Fringe run.
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Mon 12 August 2024
© BBC New book from Gone Fishing's dog, Ted
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s canine companion 'writes his ‘pawtobiography'
12/08/2024 … Ted, the dog from Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse’s Gone Fishing, has 'written' his first book.
Voting opens in 2024 Comedians' Choice Awards
Edinburgh Fringe accolades now come with cash prizes
12/08/2024 … The Comedians’ Choice Awards are returning to this year’s Fringe, it has been announced.
Adam Kay writes his first novel
A crime thriller set in hospital
12/08/2024 … Adam Kay is writing his first novel – to be published next year as part of a two-book deal.
Sun 11 August 2024
Hunt for best Jewish joke on the Fringe
11/08/2024 … The hunt is on for the funniest original Jewish jokes on the Edinburgh Fringe.
Lauren Pattison stars in new Radio 4 comedy
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
11/08/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Tuesday August 13 MATT RIFE: LUCID The latest special from the comic who rose up through…
60 years of satire
11/08/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 10 August 2024
Friends and family to pay tribute to Ewen MacIntosh
Memorial event for Office star
10/08/2024 … Family, friends and former colleagues of The Office star Ewen MacIntosh are to raise a scotch egg to his life at a memorial event next month.