© Netflix Dave Chappelle to play intimate London gigs
Last-minute announcement for work-in-progress shows this week
16/04/2024 … Dave Chappelle has announced a run of intimate work-in-progress shows in London this week.
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Tue 16 April 2024
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© BBC Fast Show does not make a fast buck
Charlie Higson reveals how little he earns from iPlayer streaming
16/04/2024 … He co-created one of the biggest comedy shows of the 1990s.
Deadly Funny crowns its 2024 winners
Australia's only comedy competition for Aboriginal talent
16/04/2024 … Kalah Lovegrove and Tyson Walker have been named joint winners of the Deadly Funny comedy competition run by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Melbourne Comedy Festival announces its 2024 award nominees
Including John Kearns, Sarah Keyworth and Rose Matafeo
16/04/2024 … John Kearns, Sarah Keyworth and Rose Matafeo are among the nominees for the biggest prize in Australian live comedy.
Mon 15 April 2024
Dara O Briain explores the mysteries of the pyramids
In a new two-part Channel 5 series
15/04/2024 … Dara O Briain is to unearth The Mysteries of the Pyramids in a new two-part Channel 5 show.
Anthony Jeselnik announces UK dates for 2024
Dark American comic's Bones And All crosses the Atlantic
15/04/2024 … Edgy US comedian Anthony Jeselnik has announced five UK and Ireland dates later this year.
Sun 14 April 2024
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The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
14/04/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday April 14 THE GREAT CELEBRITY BAKE OFF FOR STAND UP TO CANCER: Comic Adam Hills…
© Karla Gowlett Rachel Parris starts her new tour
14/04/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.