What now for Vittorio Angelone’s sitcom debut?
BBC ‘actively considering’ position over rape joke
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,…
BBC merges its comedy commissioning teams
The BBC is to merge its teams commissioning comedy…
Mark Thomas to star in a stage show about the workings of the mind
Mark Thomas is to star in a new theatre production…
Petition to save Radio 4 Extra nears 2,500 signatures
Radio 4 Extra fans are signing our petition to save…
Jimmy Cricket's joke book to be published posthumously
A book of jokes Jimmy Cricket was working on when he…
Goodness Gracious Me cast received death threats
The cast of Goodness Gracious Me received death threats…
Vittorio Angelone apology acknowledged - but not accepted
Rape survivor Rebecca Goodwin says she 'acknowledges but doesn’t accept’…
‘We were woke before it was a thing!'
Fascinating Aïda have announced a tour of more than 75 theatres next year. The…
Radio 4 Extra – the treasure trove of archive BBC comedy – is to…
Row as venue is booted out of the Brighton Fringe
A significant Brighton Fringe venue has been banned from next year’s festival,…
'Landmark event' to celebrate women in comedy
The Royal Albert Hall is to host what’s being billed as ‘a landmark event…
More unseen Only Fools And Horses footage to get an airing
The U&Gold channel is to broadcast two more batches of unseen Only Fools And…
Tour news
Features
'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 –…
Why great comedy podcasts are getting harder to find
Ask anyone to name Britain’s biggest comedy podcasts and you’ll get the…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years
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Ivo Graham: Orange Crush
Launceston Town Hall
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
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Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble
Cork City Limits
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Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From A Really Nice Guy
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Leeds The Wardrobe
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Other news
LGBTQ+ new comedian of the year 2026 finalists announced
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Kevin Bridges breaks Belfast arena record
Kevin Bridges will this weekend become the comedian…
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…
Could you create the next Bridget Jones?
Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding has launched a prize to find distinctive new…
Ricky Gervais announces European tour dates for 2027
Ricky Gervais has announced a raft of arena shows across Europe for his Legend stand-up…
Stephen Fry to host next year's Slapstick film gala
Sir Stephen Fry will host the gala evening of silent comedy films at next year’s…
Play That Goes Wrong becomes one of the West End's longest-running shows
The Play That Goes Wrong has entered the list of the longest-running West End shows,…
Punching Up
I was Harry Hill's naked uncle
Ghosts star Mat Baynton has recalled the time he played Harry Hill's naked uncle. The actor is 16 years Hill's junior and was 'obsessed' with…
Is it good that I inspired Malcolm Tucker?
Alastair Campbell enjoys a mixed legacy as both an…
Katherine Ryan: I got a facelift eight weeks after giving birth
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When Rob Beckett's crowd heckled his five-year-old daughter
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Videos
Jack Shep's alter-ego Scrimpch returned to Saturday Night Live UK last night to cause more mayhem on the Weekend Update desk.
The chaotic, vaguely Eastern European character turned up on the show to offer some free Halloween dating advice... Kinda
Shep's character previously appeared on the show in series one back in May:
Scrimpch 2: The Return
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Andy Burnham's night in with Celebrity Googlebox
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Ken Cheng on the secrets of his success
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