Susan Riddell: I'm no longer facing terrorism charges
Comic now accused only of lesser offences
Susan Riddell is no longer facing terrorism charges, she has revealed. The comic…
Amandaland to return for another Christmas special
Amandaland is to return with an hour-long Christmas…
Iain Lee announces his first tour
Former 11 O'Clock Show host and 2017 I'm A…
Lost Voice Guy announces his first tour in five years
Lost Voice Guy has announced his first UK tour for…
Tom Allen announces 2027-28 tour dates
Tom Allen has announced a year-long stand-up tour,…
Danny Dyer to host the next SNL UK
Danny Dyer, James Norton and Cynthia Erivo are to host…
John Cleese: Rob Reiner's murder has stalled the Fawlty Towers reboot
The planned revival of Fawlty Towers has been derailed…
Comic jailed for 19 months for calling Erdogan a dictator
Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş has been jailed for 19 months after insulting …
Joe Thomas and James Buckley to make a travelogue
Inbetweeners stars Joe Thomas and James Buckley are making a road-trip documentary…
Tributes have been paid to Tony De Meur, the musician who performed on the comedy…
Jack Rooke writes a 'comedy romp' based on the Spice Girls
Big Boys creator Jack Rooke has revealed that he is developing a ‘fun comedy…
Celebrating women in comedy (but not in Southport)
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,361 events Chortle currently…
A flatshare comedy like no other
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Now BUSINESS CASUAL:…
Tour news
Features
'The only skill I’ve got is talking...'
Why are you taking part in The Celebrity Traitors? Me and my family loved the…
'Us comedians are more than willing to throw each other under the bus'
Why have you signed up for The Celebrity Traitors? The social circle. Yeah, it’s…
Where is Little Shop Of Horrors set?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'If the joke is meaningless, why imprison the comedian?'
Modern political theatre makes for a dark satirical script in today's fevered,…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
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Julian Clary announces 2027 tour
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Kiell Smith-Bynoe records his Kool Story Bro improv show
Kiell Smith-Bynoe’s improv show Kool Story Bro is being recorded as a…
Dexter Procter up for an International Emmy
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Have I Got News For You rapped over Victoria Beckham joke
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Dom McGovern and Dan Wye launch podcast
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Comics take part in Portrait Artist Of The Year
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Punching Up
Reece Shearsmith: I met my wife in a coffin
Reece Shearsmith has told of how he got to know his wife – in a coffin. The pair were both part of an educational project, touring a play called Neighbours…
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Videos
Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets is about to go global.
The quirky comedy stars Pearce Quigley as an eccentric man who tries to create homunculi – all-seeing magical spirits – to help him determine what happened to his darling Clea when she disappeared seven years ago.
As of October 7, the first series of BBC comedy – which also stars Lauren Patel and Sir Michael Palin – will be streaming on Apple TV, which has today released this trailer:
A second season has already been commissioned. Click here to read our four-star review of the first.
Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets heads to AppleTV
Streamer releases a trailer
Michael Che's shocked that Colin Jost is married to Scarlett Johansson
Clip from his upcoming stand-up special
Trailer for Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story
Coming to Netflix next month
SNL: Donald Trump picking up China’s President Xi
Weekend Update with Michael Che and Colin Jost