Who's in the running to be a 2025 Chortle Hotshot?
Gigs to showcase Edinburgh Fringe newcomers
07/01/2025 … The comedians in the running to be one of Chortle’s first Hotshots have been revealed.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 07 January 2025
Live Nation sets up a UK comedy agency
New venture for global entertainment behemoth
07/01/2025 … Global entertainment giant Live Nation has set up a UK comedy agency.
Mon 06 January 2025
Chris McCausland to write his autobiography
Strictly winners' memoirs to be rush-released this autumn
06/01/2025 … Chris McCausland is publishing a memoir this autumn to take advantage of his Strictly Come Dancing success.
'A man was masturbating while I was on stage'
Amy Gledhill on the dangers female comedians still face
06/01/2025 … Female comedians still feel unsafe performing at night, Amy Gledhill has said, after revealing that a man was thrown out of one of her gigs for masturbating.
Baby Reindeer and Jessica Gunning scoop Golden Globes
As Richard Gadd calls for more 'dark and complicated' stories to make it to screen
06/01/2025 … Baby Reindeer and its star Jessica Gunning both walked away with Golden Globes last night.
Sun 05 January 2025
Travel Man Joe Lycett returns
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
05/01/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Tuesday January 7 GABRIEL IGLESIAS: LEGEND OF FLUFFY: The American comic – who has…
Abby talk
05/01/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
New magazine for alternative comedy writing launched
Comedian Will BF is behind Chaff
05/01/2025 … Comedian Will BF has launched a magazine for alternative comedy writing.