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Sara Pascoe and Chris Ramsey to compete in Gladiators.
Sara Pascoe and Chris Ramsey are to take part in the next Gladiators celebrity…
Assassin’s Creed star Laura Marcus makes a C4 Blap
Laura Marcus – the star of Netflix’s upcoming…
Peter Kay wraps up his tour after four years
Peter Kay has announced a run of nine charity shows…
Joe Lycett makes an exhibition of himself
The first major solo art exhibition by comedian Joe…
Edinburgh TV Festival launches a comedy strand
The Edinburgh TV Festival is launching a day-long strand…
Adam and Joe to stage 30-year anniversary gig
Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish are to reunite on stage…
New comedy from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee is making…
17 Fringe shows saved... but moved
Two of Assembly Festival’s venues are to move to St Andrew Square for…
Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85, his agent has said. Oddie became a household…
Olaf Falafel writes a free airport book for kids
Comedian Olaf Falafel has written a graphic novel that’s being given away free…
Comics film a documentary about the grassroots circuit
Three comedians are making a documentary celebrating the grassroots stand-up circuit. Gone…
NextUp reveals its Edinburgh Fringe line-up
Streaming service NextUp has confirmed its return to the Edinburgh Fringe, releasing…
Two major comedy festivals for London this week
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle…
Tour news
Features
The dread of getting on stage has never left me... and that's why I still do it
Why do I keep doing the Fringe? It’s a question I have asked myself a lot in…
'The talent in that cast is off the scale – and I mean off the bottom end'
Saturday Night Live UK’s head writer, Daran ‘Jonno’ Johnson is…
'This feels like the death of the sitcom... we're putting it to rest'
In a new nostalgia series for U&Gold, comedians and pals Joe Wilkinson and David…
What was the motto of The Goodies?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'The most consistently brilliant comedy character ever created'
As Jake Baker prepares to return to the Edinburgh Fringe with his new stand-up show…
I was on The Traitors... comedians hated me for it
Five years ago, I was standing in a basement ready to go on stage at my very first…
Reviews
Laurie Kilmartin: The Non-Refundable Plane Tickets Tour
Laurie Kilmartin’s on a mission to reclaim dark…
Latitude 2026: Sunday highlights
As a last-minute replacement, Ben Pope feared he wasn’t…
Latitude 2026: Saturday highlights
Saturday saw both the most and least famous names play…
Latitude 2026: Friday highlights
Although comedy is a major part of the Latitude offering,…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Paul Black: Cash Cow
Glasgow Citizens Theatre
from 19:30
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
Friday 9th Oct from 19:30Book now
Coming Soon
The Comedy Store Players
Comedy Store
Sunday 2nd Aug from 19:30
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Peter Kay Live
Manchester AO Arena
Saturday 8th AugBook now
Coming Soon
Lorna Rose Treen: Now That’s What I Call Characters
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
Saturday 10th Oct
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Lucy Beaumont: Bad At Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos
Milton Keynes Theatre
Wednesday 13th Jan from 20:00Book now
Other news
Joe Pasquale joins Celebrity MasterChef
Joe Pasquale is taking part in Celebrity MasterChef later…
Hat Trick sets up a live comedy production arm
Hat Trick Productions, the TV company behind Have I…
Winners of 2026 David Nobbs writing award announced
Paul Carey has won this year’s David Nobbs Memorial Trust comedy writing competition,…
Entries open for free Asian comedy workshop
Entries have opened for this year’s Comedy Lab free workshop for aspiring South…
Michelle Wolf to close Laughterama
Michelle Wolf will headline the closing night of Manchester's Laughterama, it…
Guests announced for Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet series 2
Comedy Central UK has announced he line-up of guests appearing on the second series…
Henry Paker to tour a live drawing and stand-up hybrid
Henry Paker is to tour with a new show combining stand-up with live drawing. The…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival finds its new boss
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has found its new boss, Dylan Cole. Already…
Punching Up
No vacancies at The Office
David Earl has become one of Ricky Gervais’s regular ensemble of cast members, from a small role in Extras to bigger roles in Derek, After Life and the upcoming…
Joe Pasquale: My cottage is haunted by a Nazi pilot
Joe Pasquale believes his home is haunted by the ghost…
Weird Al: I turned down more than $1m to play Riyadh
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic says he turned down…
Cult cartoonists Modern Toss are to unveil a working…
Videos
Here’s John-Luke Roberts sharing his 'forthright opinions' about babies screaming on planes in an extract from his 2026 Edinburgh Fringe show
What I Talk About When I Run About Talking will be on at Monkey Barrel Comedy at 2.10pm during the festival.
It was filmed at Chortle's Fast Fringe, which is also returning to Edinburgh, on at Pleasance Dome at 18:30 daily. Tickets here.
John-Luke Roberts on babies screaming on planes
Stand-up from his Edinburgh Fringe show
New trailer for Ted Lasso season 4
Landing on Apple TV on August 5
Omar Badawy got mixed up in a far-right march
Extract from comedian's Edinburgh Fringe show
Comedian Sarah Roberts on eating her twin in the womb
Extract from her Edinburgh show Scary Movie 7