John Cleese to tour the UK
Talking about Monty Python and the Holy Grail
John Cleese has announced a UK tour built around screenings of Monty Python and the…
BBC orders comedy short from Smoggie Queens star Elijah Young
Smoggie Queens star Elijah Young is making a BBC comedy…
Bill Bailey to celebrate amateur inventors
Bill Bailey is to front a new Channel 4 competition…
BBC New Comedy Awards are sent to Coventry
Entries have opened for this year’s BBC New Comedy…
Parenting Hell becomes UK's No1 comedy podcast
Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe…
Police training school comedy Piglets has been dropped…
Armando Iannucci to write the next Paddington movie
He’s probably best known for helping create the…
Festival promises some unseen Rik Mayall material
A treasure trove of previously unseen material from Rik Mayall’s career will…
Sam Campbell and pals Make That Movie
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday May 24 ZERO…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle…
British comics win at New York radio awards
Shows from Darren Harriott, Mary Bourke and Adrian Edmondson were among the gold…
Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley has written episodes of the new children's TV …
Alfie Moore wins top audio comedy award
Alfie Moore has won one of the top awards in audio entertainment for his Radio 4…
Tour news
Features
What did Stewart Lee study at Oxford?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Why Stephen Colbert is one of the most important satirists in American history
Stephen Colbert’s final episode as host of The Late Show last night won’t…
I'm lightheaded, spent... and end up insulting some random Belgian bloke
Stand-up and keen runner Paul Tonkinson has written a book – out today…
Gary Oldman can stink, sigh, grumble, cough and weep better than almost anyone...
Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London…
Reviews
Caroline Aherne: Rebel In Disguise by David Scott
Nearly a decade after her death at just 52, Caroline…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
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Scunthorpe Baths Hall
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Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
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James Acaster 2026 tour
Newcastle City Hall
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Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz
Belfast The MAC
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Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts
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Other news
Glasgow's Laugh In The Park adds a second date
A Glasgow outdoor comedy festival is to stage a second…
Ted Danson to star in Apple TV comedy
Ted Danson and Elizabeth Banks are to star as father…
Ken Dodd exhibition to open in Blackpool
An exhibition celebrating the life and career of Ken Dodd is to open at Showtown,…
Manchester’s Laughterama announces 2026 line-up
Manchester’s Laughterama outdoor comedy festival has announced its 2026 line-up. The…
Samantha Bee becomes The Ambassador
Samantha Bee is to star as the Canadian ambassador to Bulgaria in a new Canadian…
30 Rock actor Grizzwald ‘Grizz’ Chapman has died at the age of 52. His…
Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty dies at 70
Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty has died at the age of 70. The legendary American…
Reuben Kaye and Frankie McNair share Sydney honours
The Sydney Comedy Festival has announced the winners of its 2026 awards, with Reuben…
Punching Up
Smoggie Queens are a work of art
The stars of Smoggie Queens have been captured in a mural that was officially unveiled in Middlesbrough town centre yesterday. The 5m by 5m artwork, showing the…
Maisie Adam: I knew taking my top off would come back to haunt me...
Maisie Adam has relived the moment she took her top…
Limmy has been given a nod in the new Lego Batman game,…
When Gavin and Stacey wasn't so unforgettable...
It became the biggest comedy on British TV, but Gavin…
Videos
Here's a trailer for President Curtis – the Rick and Morty spin-off coming to HBO Max in July
It revolves around President Andre Curtis as he tackle crises such as 'interdimensional diplomacy to paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena.'
Voiced by Keith David, the character was originally a stand-in for Obama before evolving into a a 'cartoonishly bad president, inspired by Donald Trump, and eventual his own character.
Trailer for President Curtis
Rick and Morty spin-off
I Fell In Love With My Sleep Paralysis Demon
Award-winning comedy short
Nigel Farage Will Say Any Old Shit
Song from Mitch Benn
First clips from Ed Gamble panel show Unacceptable
Romesh wants more money for the Royals and Joanne McNally…