The Change is over
A ‘huge blow’ as Channel 4 drops Bridget Christie comedy
Channel 4 has dropped Bridget Christie’s comedy The Change, despite the comedian’s…
AXED: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
American comedy talk show institution The Late Show…
Meet the comics on C4's A Comedy Thing
Channel 4 has revealed the comedians and formats to…
Joan Rivers documentary to feature previously unaired footage
A major new documentary about Joan Rivers will tap…
Two Doors Down is to return with a new Christmas special,…
New podcast to take an academic look at comedy
Stand-up Laura Lexx and comedy historian Dr Oliver…
Ardal O’Hanlon to write two crime novels
Ardal O’Hanlon is writing two new Irish-set…
Jayde Adam to make her theatrical acting debut
Jayde Adams is to make her professional stage acting debut this Christmas. The…
Chris McCausland to host The Easiest Quiz Show In The World
Chris McCausland is piloting a TV show billed as The Easiest Quiz Show…
Jane Horrocks, Jamali Maddix and Stevie Martin join Here We Go
Ab Fab’s Jane Horrocks and former Taskmaster contestants Jamali Maddix and…
The BBC’s TV comedy budget fell seven per cent last year, its new annual report…
10th anniversary screening for Aaaaaaaah!
The BFI is to hold a 10th anniversary screening of cult British comedy horror film…
Fawlty Towers play to air on TV
John Cleese's Fawlty Towers: The Play is to be screened on TV. Archive…
Tour news
Features
The death of American alt-comedy
I started performing stand-up when I was 18, towards the end of Obama’s first…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten sketch shows
Maybe it’s the finances of it; maybe it’s slightly out of fashion –…
'I’m a real billy-big-bollocks on stage'
Jessie Nixon is the final Chortle Hotshots to be profiled here – the five…
Edinburgh 10x10: Comedians from Asia
Continuing our series previewing some of the comedians heading to the Edinburgh Fringe…
I just want to love the Fringe – and loathe silent discos
Dean Couglin is the latest subject in our ongoing series of Q&As with Chortle…
Edinburgh 10x10: Musical genres
Here are ten comedians heading to the Edinburgh Fringe to wax lyrical about their…
Reviews
Comedy Knockout: Champion Of Champions
There’s an inevitable brutality to most of the…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Jason Manford: A Manford All Seasons
Shanklin Theatre
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Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty
Edinburgh Monkey Barrel
Saturday 19th Jul from 20:00Book now
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Comedy Club 4 Kids
Park Theatre
Sunday 20th Jul from 15:00
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Jim Jefferies: Son of a Carpenter
Glasgow SEC Armadillo
Friday 7th NovBook now
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Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It
Chelmsford Theatre
Saturday 8th Nov from 20:00Book now
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Mr Swallow In Show Pony
Cambridge Corn Exchange
Thursday 16th Oct from 19:30Book now
Other news
Ali's a dab hand at bingo calling
Comedian Ali Brice has been named this year’s…
Comedy Women In Print longlists out
The longlists have been announced for this year’s…
Comedy nominees in the 77th Emmy Awards
The nominees for the 77th Emmy Awards for primetime American TV shows have…
11th series for Frank Skinner’s Poetry Podcast
Frank Skinner’s Poetry Podcast is to return for an 11th series, it has been…
Second survey into UK comedy sector launched
The second survey of the UK live comedy sector has been launched today. Last…
Gilded Balloon relaunches Postcode Pals
Edinburgh Fringe venue Gilded Balloon has launched its Postcode Pals scheme for a…
BRITISH COLOMBIA: A terrorist has claimed responsibility for shooting up a Canadian…
Graham Norton to interview Whoopi Goldberg
Graham Norton is to join Whoopi Goldberg to conduct the Q&A section of her London…
Punching Up
Taking the pissoir
Satirist Rosie Holt has written a new play about Rachel Reeves's real-life fight to get rid of the urinal in her private bathroom at No11 Downing Street. Britain's…
'I’ve never seen anyone use ketchup so artfully'
Comedians Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and Amelia Bayler…
'They’re miserable and horrible and bitchy...'
Eric Idle has launched another broadside against his…
Bill Burr plays drums with The Pretenders
Bill Burr played drums with The Pretenders during his…
Videos
Are TV executives stuck in a rut when it comes to commissioning shows in which middle-aged male comedians talk to each other?
Here’s Channel 4’s new format A Short Walk To The Pub with Alexander Ubiquitous.
It’s a sketch from Michael Spicer’s new online sketch show, Media Studies, which is available here:
A Short Walk To The Pub with Alexander Ubiquitous
Channel 4's new show
Here We Go series three trailer
The Jessops are back
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Parents 'terrified' of school break
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