Manchester's newest comedy festival
And the rest of the week's best live comedy
02/06/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 02 June 2024
Finalists of Not So New Comedian of 2024 announced
Museum of Comedy's mature act talent hint
02/06/2024 … The finalists have been announced for this year’s Not So New Comedian of the Year.
Chris McCausland 'signed up for Strictly'
Comedian would be the show's first blind contestant
02/06/2024 … Chris McCausland is set to become the first blind contestant on Strictly Come Dancing this year, it has been reported.
Fri 31 May 2024
Paula Vennells school censors sock puppets' Post Office musical
Luckily her links with Bedford School will remain secret, jokes creator
31/05/2024 … A daft comedy musical about the Post Office scandal has been cancelled by the school where the company’s beleaguered former boss used to be a governor.
Alex Mitchell wows Britain’s Got Talent
Watch the stand-up set judges called 'absolutely sensational'
31/05/2024 … Comedian Alex Mitchell wowed judges and the audience on his Britain’s Got Talent semi-final tonight.
© Jiksaw Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza to return
Stand-up showcase taped for UKTV next month
31/05/2024 … Rosie Jones is to record another Disability Comedy Extravaganza for the Dave Channel.
Munya Chawawa takes on Kim Jong Un
For another Channel 4 documentary
31/05/2024 … Munya Chawawa is to make a Channel 4 documentary about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Thu 30 May 2024
Taskmaster series 18 contestants announced
Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones
30/05/2024 … The line-up for the 18th series of Taskmaster has been revealed.