Richard Herring brings RHLSTP to an end
Podcast pioneer calls it a day – saying he can't compete with big-name hosts
Richard Herring is bringing his RHLSTP podcast to an end after nearly 15 years, he…
Unseen Only Fools And Horses footage released
Unseen footage from Only Fools And Horses has…
Small Prophets is to return for a second series, it…
Long-lost Marty Feldman sketch unearthed after 58 years
A long-lost sketch featuring Marty Feldman as a character…
Freddie Meredith joins SNL UK cast
Freddie Meredith has joined the cast of Saturday Night…
The Inbetweeners are making a third movie. Production…
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Colin From Accounts back for a third and final series
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Veteran BBC comedy man Ted Taylor writes his memoirs
A 95-year-old blind veteran who wrote for Morecambe and Wise and The Two Ronnies,…
BBC Scotland has axed police sitcom The Chief. The comedy, starring Jack…
Russell Howard reveals his son died hours after birth
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Sitcom star Richard O'Sullivan, best known for playing lovable chef-in-training…
1.5m watch Ricky Gervais's Alley Cats
A total of 1.5million UK viewers have watched episode one of Ricky Gervais’s…
Tour news
Features
Win a signed copy of Eric Idle's new book
Eric Idle returns to the stage this month to celebrate his new memoir, Idle…
Win tickets to Avenue Q
The triple Tony Award-winning comedy musical Avenue Q is back on the West End…
I had psychosis... comedy helped me recover
The Covid lockdown was all my fault, or so I thought. I had tickets to the Pet Shop…
Which company supplies the robots in Ann Droid?
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Reviews
Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews 2026
All 212 comedy shows Chortle reviewed at the 2026 Edinburgh…
Cordelia Graham: Faint Heart Never F*cked A Pig
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Operation Mincemeat extends for a 19th time
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Andrew Hunter Murray to tell the story of the Hitler Diaries
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Phoenix Nights stars head back to the club where it was filmed
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Entries open for 2026 Comedy Poster Awards
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Marking 75 years of The Goon Show
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Animal rights group Peta offers to buy Chicken Shop Date
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John Bishop breaks his ankle motorcycling with Tim Peake
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Videos
King’s adviser Slimo Deathadder has been getting a bad reputation.
Sure he may come across as sinister and creepy, but he’s actually a nice guy, Alasdair Beckett-King reveals:
The King's adviser is actually a nice guy
By Alasdair Beckett-King
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Meet Taskmaster contestant Matt Lucas
Giving Alex Horne a museum tour