All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Leicester Comedy Festval Leicester Comedy Festival sorts out its archive
03/02/2025 … A collection of lost photographs of comedians appearing at the Leicester Comedy Festival since its foundation 30 year ago has been unearthed.
Chris and Rosie Ramsey’s podcast signs up commercial partners
03/02/2025 … Chris and Rosie Ramsey’s hit podcast Sh**ged Married Annoyed has joined independent podcast network Adelicious.
Edinburgh Fringe debutant Alex Stringer
03/02/2025 … Alex Stringer is the first Chortle Hotshot of 2025 The Liverpudlian comedian now receives some financial help bringing her debut, Happy Hour, to this year’s…
Comic 'faces ruin' after judge rules Live At The Moth Club did not rip off his ideas
03/02/2025 … Harry Deansway has been landed with a £61,000 bill after losing his court case claiming the Dave series Live At the Moth Club ripped off his web series Shambles.
© Netflix That 'cancellation' is really starting to bite...
03/02/2025 … Dave Chappelle has won his sixth Grammy award, after taking the 2025 accolade for his latest stand-up album, The Dreamer.
Up The Creek acclaimed gig ends – and the rest of the week's best live comedy
02/02/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 7,565 events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC/Merman As G'wed, Am I Being Unreasonable and Daniel Kitson's radio show return
02/02/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday February 3 DANIEL KITSON: The comic returns to artsy radio station Resonance FM…
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