Bob Mortimer 'to return to Last One Laughing'
Series two is already in the can
He is surely one of the reasons the first series of LOL: Last One Laughing was such…
Ash Atalla: I was expected to die
Ash Atalla has told of the difficulties for him and…
Putting the 'peng' in Penguins
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
BBC Scotland pilots two comedies
There's not much to report for comedy on TV,…
Donald Trump calls Rosie O'Donnell 'a threat to humanity'
Fearless defender of free speech Donald Trump wants…
Tim Vine has made a feature film in the guise of Plastic…
Tim Minchin joins Celebrity Gogglebox
Tim Minchin is making his debut on Celebrity Googlebox…
Larry David to make a history-based sketch show
Barack Obama and Larry David are teaming up to make a sketch comedy…
Official: Scrubs is making a comeback
Hospital comedy Scrubs is coming back to TV, with its original stars. Zach Braff,…
Nick Mohammed signs up for You Bet!
Comedians including Nick Mohammed, Johnny Vegas and Babatunde Aléshé…
Channel 4 to launch a dedicated comedy channel
Channel 4 is to launch a dedicated digital channel for original unscripted British…
Blackmailer targets major comedy star
A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to blackmail one of Britain’s…
Amy Gledhill 'to join LOL: Last One Laughing'
Amy Gledhill has unofficially been named as the first contestant in the next series…
Tour news
Features
The Loon Under Laughter
My favourite comedy open-mic, the Loon Under Laughter, is only two minutes from a…
Their careers are history...
With the present such a dumpster fire, is it any surprise some comedians are looking…
'This is me looking back at the mess and trying to make sense of it'
Earlier this year, Chortle selected five Hotshots from a series of gigs around the…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Looking good
A picture is worth 1,000 words, so here is a 10,000-word article, on acts who have…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Z-listers!
Forget all the shows that try to game their way to the top of the Edinburgh Fringe…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Births, deaths and marriages
In the latest of our preview articles about shows heading for the Edinburgh Fringe,…
Reviews
Comedy Knockout: Champion Of Champions
There’s an inevitable brutality to most of the…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Angry Boater
Llangollen Town Hall
from 20:00 - 22:00
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Alex Kealy: The Fear
Leeds Hyde Park Book Club
Thursday 17th Jul from 20:00Book now
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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Barnard Castle Witham Hall
Wednesday 16th Jul from 19:30Book now
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Scott Bennett: Stuff
Sheffield Montgomery Theatre
Sunday 16th Nov from 15:00Book now
Gig of the day
The Political Party with Matt Forde
Duchess Theatre
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Helen Bauer: Bless Her
Belfast Black Box
Wednesday 15th Oct from 20:00Book now
Other news
Gilded Balloon relaunches Postcode Pals
Edinburgh Fringe venue Gilded Balloon has launched…
BRITISH COLOMBIA: A terrorist has claimed responsibility…
Graham Norton to interview Whoopi Goldberg
Graham Norton is to join Whoopi Goldberg to conduct the Q&A section of her London…
Comedian Cerys Bradley and drag performer Miggy Barker have teamed up for a new ‘fun,…
Daniel Lawrence Taylor signs a first-look deal
Boarders creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor, has signed a deal with production company…
Comedians lined up for Edinburgh Fringe talk series
Guests have been named for an interview series celebrating women at the Edinburgh…
Mini tour for ’Allo ’Allo stars
Some of the original cast of ’Allo ’Allo are going on the road to talk…
Rosie Jones to host Comic Relief Live
Comic Relief has revealed the line-up for its live show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Rosie…
Punching Up
'I’ve never seen anyone use ketchup so artfully'
Comedians Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and Amelia Bayler star in the new video from Glasgow band Former Champ. Filmed in one shot, the promo for the song…
'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…
He’s a comedian, writer, presenter, artist, campaigner……
Videos
Could Superman afford the best lawyers money could buy? Probably not on a newspaper reporter's salary.
That's why he was appointed a public defender, at least in the mind of comedian Graham Techler.
He imagined the scene at New York comedy night Characters Welcome recently...
Superman's public defender
By Graham Techler
Parents 'terrified' of school break
From Broken News
Trailer for Marc Maron: Panicked
New HBO stand-up special
Comic shows off the ‘best thing I've ever bought…