John Bishop to host stand-up showcases on Sky
Comedy Night At The Coliseum looks like the new Live At The Apollo
Sky has announced a new stand-up showcase that looks very much like a successor to…
Eric Idle has cancelled a book tour of Australia and…
Ronni Ancona joins Things You Should Have Done
Ronni Ancona is joining the cast of BBC comedy Things…
Jimmy Carr: Comedy should be taught in schools
Jimmy Carr says comedy should be taught in schools…
Ghosts film tops the box office
The Ghosts film The Possession Of Button House has…
Petition to save Radio 4 Extra passes 8,000 signatures
More than 8,000 Radio 4 Extra fans have signed our…
BBC One Wales to air three new comedy shorts
Three new comedy shorts are coming to BBC One Wales…
Channel 4's comedy and entertainment heads step down
Channel 4 is losing its heads of comedy and entertainment. Both Charlie Perkins…
Kevin Bridges 'developing a Netflix comedy-drama'
Kevin Bridges is reportedly developing a comedy drama for Netflix. The British…
Dylan Moran starts his new tour
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Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday October 25 MOCK…
What now for Vittorio Angelone’s sitcom debut?
Questions have been raised over the future of Vittorio Angelone’s sitcom debut…
Which comics are making their QI debuts?
Angela Barnes, Bella Hull, Stevie Martin, Blank Peng, Daniel Sloss and Ian Smith…
Tour news
Features
In Look Around You, what was the element Cd?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'Ted was the perfect companion'
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returns for a ninth series at 9pm on Sunday…
Save Radio 4 Extra
Chortle has launched a petition to save Radio 4 Extra as comedians, writers, producers…
What was General Melchett's first name in Blackadder Goes Forth?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Reviews
Hasan Al-Habib: Stuck in the Middle (East) With You
Hasan Al-Habib is a dependable gag-driven club-style…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Ricky Gervais: Legend
Watford Colosseum
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Ivo Graham: Orange Crush
Launceston Town Hall
Thursday 29th Oct from 19:30Book now
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Leeds The Wardrobe
Tuesday 10th NovBook now
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Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection
Soho Theatre
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Norwich Playhouse
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Other news
Gary Joel wins West End New (Old) Act of the Year
Gary Joel has been named the West End New (Old) Act…
Jack Dee, Seann Walsh and Sara Morgan have launched…
SNL's Nigerian Wicked sketch goes ciral
Saturday Night Live UK have scored a major viral hit with their Nollywood version…
Hertfordshire gets four new comedy clubs
Comedians Duncan Hart and Gil Givens are launching four monthly comedy clubs across…
LGBTQ+ new comedian of the year 2026 finalists announced
The ten finalists have been confirmed for this year’s LGBTQ+ new comedian of…
Kevin Bridges breaks Belfast arena record
Kevin Bridges will this weekend become the comedian who has played the most gigs…
TV festival won't clash with Edinburgh Fringe
Next year’s TV Festival will NOT clash with the Edinburgh Fringe, as the annual…
Geoff Norcott returns to Quesion Time
Comic Geoff Norcott is returning to Question Time tomorrow – his first…
Punching Up
Sara Pascoe: Panel show sacked me for being too shy
Sara Pascoe has revealed how she was fired from a panel show after ‘freezing’ on set. The comedian was a regular on Wall Of Fame, a show on Sky One…
How Sharon Horgan got revenge on a cheating ex
Sharon Horgan has revealed how she got revenge…
I was Harry Hill's naked uncle
Ghosts star Mat Baynton has recalled the time he played…
Is it good that I inspired Malcolm Tucker?
Alastair Campbell enjoys a mixed legacy as both an…
Videos
Ania Magliano shows viewers what really goes on in the SNL UK writers 'room in this behind-the-scenes footage.
A team of Britain's topic comics and writers fillet the papers for the best stories for the Weekend Update section, then hone their jokes with laser-sharp focus...
Inside the SNL UK writers' room
Let Ania Magliano be your guide
Trailer for The Trip to the Northern Lights
With Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
Maria Bamford & Maeve Press in Too Many Buddhas
Award-winning dark comedy short
From SNL UK