Still No.1 in the UK
Chortle has more British visitors than any other comedy website
10/06/2019 … Chortle has retained its position as the No1 comedy website in Britain.
Mon 10 June 2019
Second London date for Trevor Noah
...after he sold out the first
10/06/2019 … Trevor Noah has added a second London date next year.
David Nobbs comedy writing prize opens
10/06/2019 … Entries have opened for this year’s comedy writing bursary set up to commemorate Reggie Perrin author David Nobbs.
Thu 06 June 2019
Wilderness Festival announces its 2019 comedy line-up
Coming to Oxfordshire in August
06/06/2019 … Oxfordshire’s Wilderness Festival has announced its comedy bill.
Wed 05 June 2019
The prophet returns...
Omid Djalili revives his storytelling show after 25 years
05/06/2019 … Omid Djalili is to return to one of his earliest stage creations A Strange Bit Of History, at the British Library The comedian first performed the storytelling…
Comics stage fundraiser for Billy Anderson's family
Stand-up died in a car crash, leaving a four-year-old son
05/06/2019 … Irish comedians are rallying to support the family of Billy Anderson, a local comedian in Wexford who died in a car crash last month.
© BBC 'I’d have been excited to receive an award just for Sticking Around'
Hugh Laurie to recieve Edinburgh TV festival's biggest honour
05/06/2019 … Hugh Laurie is to receive the Edinburgh TV Festival’s outstanding achievement award, it was announced today.
Mon 03 June 2019
Amused Moose launches its Fringe award
03/06/2019 … Entries have opened for the Amused Moose Comedy Award for the best Edinburgh Fringe show from a ‘TV-ready’ act – two months before the start of…