All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
...and the up-and-coming Circuit Breakers its showcasing
15/12/2023 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced finalists for three of their flagship competitions for 2024, as well as the ‘Circuit Breaker’ comics being…
Special praise for her David Walliams scoop
15/12/2023 … Guardian comedy writer Rachael Healy has won a British Journalism Award for her work.
© BBC That’s TV to air original series, 20 years on
15/12/2023 … Little Britain is to return to terrestrial TV to mark 20 years since the comedy first aired.
King Charles among those paying tribute at Sydney Opera House memorial
15/12/2023 … King Charles, Sir Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese were among those who paid tribute to Dame Edna Everage creator Barry…
© HBO Larry David calls time on the show after 12 series and 24 years
15/12/2023 … Larry David is ending Curb Your Enthusiasm after 24 years.
Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond stars unite
15/12/2023 … Nineties sitcom superstars Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano are to star in a new dark comedy series for Netflix.
Stand-up was involved in a road accident
14/12/2023 … American stand-up Kenny DeForest – who made appearances on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Late Show with James Corden – has died five days…
14/12/2023 … Tesco Whoosh is to be the new sponsor of its comedy on Channel 4.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.