Derry Girls star Kevin McAleer to retire from live comedy
Comic Stewart Lee once called '‘the funniest stand-up I’ve ever seen'
12/02/2024 … Kevin McAleer is to retire from stand-up after 40 years.
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Mon 12 February 2024
© Robyn Von Swank Eric Idle exposes Python rift
...as he complains about the lack of income from their old work
12/02/2024 … Eric Idle has exposed a rift in the Pythons, complaining that the troupe’s back catalogue doesn’t bring him as much money as people think.
Sun 11 February 2024
Lou Sanders leaves Dancing On Ice
Comic said she'd had the 'time of my life'
11/02/2024 … Lou Sanders has been eliminated from Dancing On Ice.
Tributes paid to comic Darren Maskell after he dies at 37
Former open mic circuit regular had been ill for a while
11/02/2024 … Darren Maskell, a familiar face on the open mic scene in London and the South East in the late 2000s and early 2010s, has died at the age of 37.
Janey Godley writes a second volume of memoirs
Not Dead Yet covers her comedy career and cancer diagnosis
11/02/2024 … Janey Godley is publishing her second autobiography this summer, about her comedy career and dealing with cancer.
The Beano seeks the funniest class of '24
...and the funniest teacher, too
11/02/2024 … The Beano has launched its annual competition to find Britain's funniest primary school class – and this time with a new category for the funniest teacher too.
Daliso Chaponda goes back for seconds
Comic returns to an early stand-up show... and the rest of the week's live comedy picks
11/02/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,913 events Chortle currently has listed.
Superhero comedy Extraordinary comes to free streaming
...and the week's other TV and radio picks
11/02/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday February 11 UNITED THINGDOM: A one-off sketch show featuring comedy performers…