© BBC Frankie Boyle kicks off the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
12/03/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,214 events Chortle currently has listed.
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© BBC Danny Dyer joins Henpocalypse!
The BBC's new post-apocalyptic hen do sitcom
12/03/2023 … Danny Dyer has joined the cast of new BBC comedy Henpocalypse!, it has been announced.
Sat 11 March 2023
Ellie Kemper to star in US remake of Motherland
Alongside Deadpool's Karan Soni
11/03/2023 … Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actress Ellie Kemper is to star in a US remake of Motherland.
Fri 10 March 2023
© UKTV Dave axes Late Night Mash
Satirical show cancelled for a second time
10/03/2023 … Dave has cancelled Late Night Mash after two series.
© Netflix Netflix edits Chris Rock's special
Selective Outrage tweaked after he fluffed a gag about Will Smith
10/03/2023 … Netflix has re-edited Chris Rock’s ‘live’ stand-up special to fix him fluffing a joke.
Mo Gilligan to front new Audible stand-up series
Featuring 'voices who are shaping the future of comedy'
10/03/2023 … Mo Gilligan is to host a new stand-up series for Audible subscribers.
Thu 09 March 2023
Baldrick to read a bedtime story
Details of the character's Comic Relief comeback revealed
09/03/2023 … Baldrick’s TV comeback will be to read a bedtime story, it has been revealed today.
Sara Pascoe writes her first novel
Weirdo to be published in September
09/03/2023 … Sara Pascoe has written her first novel, Weirdo.