© Andy Hollingworth Rhod Gilbert wins a Bafta
Comic honoured for his cancer doucmentary A Pain In The Neck
21/10/2024 … Rhod Gilbert has won a Bafta for the moving documentary he made about his cancer treatment.
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Mon 21 October 2024
© Andy Hollingworth Sun 20 October 2024
Ronny Chieng comes to the UK
The best of the week's live comedy
20/10/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,702 events Chortle currently has listed.
First stand-up special for Lucy Beaumont
Plus new shows from Geoff Nortcott and Hassan Minhaj in this week's TV picks
20/10/2024 … Monday October 21 THE FRANCHISE: There’s some serious comedy firepower behind this new series about the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting to get…
Sat 19 October 2024
© BBC/Guy Levy Chris McCausland has his best ever week on Strictly
Comic at No 3 on the leaderboard
19/10/2024 … Chris McCausland won 35 points from Strictly's judges tonight - his best score in five weeks of the hit BBC show.
Fri 18 October 2024
Paul Chowdhry announces new tour
33 dates for Englandia in 2025
18/10/2024 … Paul Chowdhry has announced his biggest tour yet.
© Mariana Feijo Funny Women extends its 'Glitter Project' with mentoring meet-ups
...after founder Lynne Parker is named 'most inspiring businesswoman'
18/10/2024 … Funny Women is rolling out its comedy networking scheme The Glitter Project to six English regions, following its success at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Quebec comedy festival becomes a Just For Laughs
As new parent company ComediHa! rebrands as Just For Entertainment
18/10/2024 … Quebec’s comedy festival is to be renamed Just For Laughs after its organisers snapped up the brand name.
© BBC Filming starts on the final series of Man Like Mobeen
Guz Khan returns for a fifth run
18/10/2024 … Filming has begun on the fifth and final series of Gus Khan’s Man Like Mobeen.