BBC One pilots for Tim Vine, Spencer Jones and Rob Beckett
Tim Vine, Spencer Jones and Rob Beckett have all landed pilots for BBC One. The…
Six new Comedy Slices for BBC Three
Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Javone Prince and Kayvan…
Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein star in BBC Two pilot
Sarah Solemani and Brett Goldstein are to star in a…
Just For Laughs heads to Africa
Just For Laughs is to launch a comedy festival in Africa. The…
Jason Manford officially launches his music album
Jason Manford has officially launched his album of…
Susan Calman cancels autumn tour
Susan Calman has cancelled her autumn tour after landing…
Scottish duo head list of rising comedy stars
A Scottish comedy duo little known on the traditional…
Sara Pascoe has signed a deal to write a follow-up to her acclaimed book Animal. While…
Noel Fielding to voice Matt Groening's new comedy
Noel Fielding, Matt Berry, Rich Fulcher and Lucy Montgomery are to provide…
Three of America’s top live comics are heading to the UK for a brief arena tour. Cedric…
As the comedians said to the Bishop...
The line-up has been announced for the third series of John Bishop: In Conversation…
Hannah Gadsby wins top Aussie award
Hannah Gadsby has been hailed in Australia’s most prestigious awards for live…
Jack Whitehall to host a celebration of Edinburgh
Jack Whitehall is to host a TV celebration marking 70 years of the Edinburgh festivals.Festival…
Features
Edinburgh 10x10: 8. Breaking the rules
Picking what to see at the Fringe can be a tricky task, and most comedy-goers will…
Edinburgh 10x10: 7. Ten old newcomers
The best newcomer prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards produces mixed results. It’s…
When does Lionel Blair get a mention in I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always, by…
Edinburgh 10x10: 6. Pants on fire!
The first casualty in war is the truth, and what is the fight for audiences at the…
Edinburgh 10x10: 5. Get in the sea!
Ever had an idea then found out it's not quite as original as you first thought… 1.…
Edinburgh 10x10: 4. A nation divided
After the Brexit vote, Britain is more divided than ever before. And while the comedy…
Reviews
Knowing how to tell a story is part of a comedian’s…
The Big Sick is surely the funniest ‘girlfriend…
Britain always looks enviously at US topical programmes…
Katherine Ryan at Latitude 2017
The phenomenon of YouTubers has proved that authenticity…
When Andy Parsons quit Mock The Week a couple of years…
Simon Amstell: What Is This? at Latitude 2017
Simon Amstell’s stand-up has been built on his…
Lolly Adefope at Latitude 2017
Character comedians often have a tough time on a bill…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Dara O Briain, Dave Johns, Paul Tonkinson, Simon Evans
Ealing Comedy Festival
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The Comedy Store Players
Comedy Store
Sunday 30th Jul from 19:30Book now
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Russell Brand - Re:Birth
Salford Lowry
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Sarah Millican - Control Enthusiast
Telford Oakengates Theatre
Thursday 18th Jan from 20:00Book now
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Milton Jones Is Out There
Shepherds Bush Empire
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Lefty Scum
York The Crescent
Monday 6th Nov from 19:30Book now
Opinion
How comedians handle reviews
With less than a month to go before the Edinburgh Fringe kicks off, with our shows in bloom and our delicate egos at the helm, comedians thoughts begin to turn…
Recently, ladies and gentlemen, I have been doing something…
A passive-aggressive guide to running an OK gig
I've been doing stand-up in Northern Ireland for a…
On the eve of the general election I arranged a benefit…
Other news
BBC Four comedy Bucket has been sold to Australia. The…
Twenty years of Alan Partridge are to be marked in…
Manchester’s Palace Theatre is to host a new monthly comedy club night. The…
Are Mel and Sue working on a new sitcom?
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are reportedly working on a new BBC sitcom. However,…
Line-up announced for Fringe mental health gala
The line-up has been announced for this year's Gala for Mental Health at the Edinburgh…
Blue plaque honours Arthur English
Arthur English has been honoured with a blue plaque at his childhood home. The…
Patton Oswalt is to voice an imaginary blue-winged horse in a new cop show. The…
Peter Cook's daughters inherit a stake in Private Eye
Peter Cook's daughters have inherited a stake in Private Eye magazine - more…
Punching Up
We didn't mean to deceive!
Some of the comedians Chortle ‘named and shamed' for misleading Edinburgh Fringe blurbs yesterday have complained that their inclusion in our list was…
How Al Murray saved a farm worker's life
Al Murray has revealed how he once helped save a teenage…
Tweets of the week The first 5 episodes of the new…
Imagine the Man Down cast in The Simpsons
The cast of Man Down have been reimagined as Simpsons…
Videos
Director Ron Howard offers an Arrested Development style voiceover to Star Wars in a new fan mash-up.
The Arrested Rebellion clip, from the Nerdist podcasters, comes after Howard was named as the director of a new film about Han Solo's 'origin story'.
The as yet untitled movie stars Alden Ehrenreich in the lead role, alongside Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover and Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Meanwhile, Arrested Development is set to return for a fifth season in 2018, with Howard again narrating the misadventures of the Bluth family, in a plot said to be based around a whodunit.
Arrested Rebellion
Star Wars and Arrested Development mashed up
From his Comedy Central show
Olsen twins give tips to the Beyonce twins
Courtesy of Holly Burn
With Marek Larwood
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