Comedy clubs CAN benefit from pubs' aid package
Government confirms business rate deal extends to stand-up venues
Comedy clubs will benefit from a new government business rates package, it has been…
Second series for Pierre Novellie's Radio 4 show
Radio 4 has ordered a second series of Why In The Name…
Apple TV has renewed Shrinking for a…
Tim Key and Tom Basden are up for Baftas
The Ballad of Wallis Island has racked up three nominations…
Geoff Norcott’s Radio 4 show to return
Geoff Norcott’s Working Men’s Club …
James Acaster hits the big screen
James Acaster’s last tour is to be screened in…
Nish Kumar announces 2026 tour
Nish Kumar is heading back on the road with a new stand-up…
Meet the five comics set to be the 'Next Big Thing' of 2026
Five stand-up comedians have been nominated for the 2026 Next Big Thing award, which…
Tom Allen is to join the West End spoof Titanique this autumn. The comedian will…
John Finnemore to write a Traitors live show
Comedy writer John Finnemore is penning a live show based on The Traitors. Producers…
Russell Brand to face a US court this year
Russell Brand will face a jury in the US later this year. The former comedian…
New tours for Judi Love, Mo Gilligan and Matt Forde
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,608 events Chortle currently…
Mike Epps unveils his fifth Netflix special
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday January 25 GIVE…
Tour news
Features
What was the name of Jamie Lee Curtis's character in Trading Places?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
The fear of nobody turning up
There’s a specific kind of terror that only comedians who put on their own…
I guess I'm usually pretty stressed about something...
Ian Smith received an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for his 2023 show Crushing…
What was the rival club in Phoenix Nights?
Test your knowledge of Phoenix Nights, as Peter Kay's sitcom celebrates its 25th…
Reviews
The Cambridge Footlights: A Very British Comedy Institution by Robert Sellers
Probably the most illustrious and best known nursery…
Leicester Square Theatre’s New Comedian Of The Year 2025
Leicester Square Theatre’s New Comedian Of The…
Live comedy picks
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Other news
Eddie Kadi to host the Mobos again
Eddie Kadi will return as host of the Mobo Awards this…
Three more appointments have been announced for the…
Mark Thomas and Marcel Lucont join Also Festival
The Also Festival has unveiled its comedy programme for 2026, with political stand-up…
Olga Koch and Catherine Bohart launch a Heated Rivalry podcast
Olga Koch and Catherine Bohart have started a daily podcast about the TV series Heated…
Lisa Clark to oversee Saturday Night Live UK
Sky has appointed former Top Gear showrunner Lisa Clark to oversee the UK remake…
York Comedy Festival announces 2026 line-up
Some of Britain's best-known comedians will perform at the one-day York Comedy…
Samantha Baines becomes patron of theatre captioning charity
Comedian Samantha Baines has been appointed patron of Stagetext, a charity that provides…
A podcast worth going out for?
Stand-up comedians Harriet Dyer, Lindsey Santoro and Amy Mason are launching a podcast…
Punching Up
Want to dress like you're in Benidorm?
If you’ve ever wanted to dress up as your favourite character from ITV sitcom Benidorm, you’re in luck. The rights-holders to the comedy, Banijay,…
Keir Starmer mocks Emmanuel Macron at Matt Forde's gig
Between blocking potential leadership rivals and jetting…
Iain Stirling: I turned down Love Island loads of times
Iain Stirling had told how he turned down being the…
Phil Ellis: I'm getting a hair transplant
Does fame change people? Stand-up Phil Ellis has revealed…
Videos
Brett Domino thinks his girlfriend might be A.I.
The comic got suspicious about her lack of opinions – and weird graphic glitches – so decided to put it all in a song:
I Think My Girlfriend Might Be AI
By Brett Domino
By Aunty Donna
SNL on Trump saying God Is 'very proud' of him
Weekend Update with Michael Che and Colin Jost
Trailer for the new Muppet Show
With guests Seth Rogen, Maya Rudolph and Sabrina Carpenter