All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Arthur Smith to host London comedy and variety extravaganza
28/05/2024 … The line-up has been announced for this year’s London Fast Fringe – offering bite-sized previews of 28 Edinburgh shows in one manic night.
© Saima Khalid/C4 The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
26/05/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday May 27 JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR PROGRAMME: The comedian and writer returns…
Plus The Bill Murray street party and the week's other live comedy highlights
26/05/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
25/05/2024 … Kane Brown has extended his stand-up tour – and cleaned up its title.
Festival's comedy line-up announced
25/05/2024 … The End Of The Road Festival has announced its comedy line-up.
Annotated book to offer 'a deeper understanding' of Douglas Adams's classic
24/05/2024 … The original scripts from The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy TV series are to be published for the first time.
Jennifer Saunders breaks the news
24/05/2024 … Jennifer Saunders is making a retrospective about Absolutely Fabulous for the Gold TV channel.
© BBC With Jack Docherty, Karen Dunbar, Jonathan Watson and more
24/05/2024 … A host of Scottish comedy stars are taking part in a sketch show to mark this summer’s Euros football contest.
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