Stars revealed for BBC Comedy Festival 2026
Including Lee Mack, Michael Palin and Diane Morgan
Lee Mack, Michael Palin and Diane Morgan are among the stars who will be heading…
Final three Chortle Student finalists of 2026 are named
The final finalists in the Chortle Student Comedy Award…
Marie turns her hand to stand-up... at 88
Here’s 88-year-old Marie McLaren performing stand-up…
Ian Fletcher – and Taskmaster – return
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Gary Delaney starts another mammoth tour
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Eugene Mirman thanks the 'heroic people' who saved him
Eugene Mirman says he’s ‘on the mend’…
Couple harassed over comedy club review
A comedy club run by stand-up Pete Gionis has been…
Louis CK lands a Netflix special
Netflix is to air Louis CK’s first stand-up special for a major streamer since…
Taskmaster renewed for six more series
Channel 4 has recommissioned Taskmaster for six new series. The deal will also…
Eugene Mirman pulled from burning car
American comedian Eugene Mirman has been hospitalised with serious injuries following…
Somerset House gets a comedy festival
Somerset House is to stage a comedy festival this summer, the first time the London…
Romesh rang up a £2million gain
He’s one of the hardest-working people in comedy – and it’s…
BBC to release six comedy shorts
The BBC are launching six new comedy shorts next week. Dropping on iPlayer…
Tour news
Features
Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews 2026
All Chortle's reviews from the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Lara…
'Life is making jokes between horrible things'
Big Mood is returning to Channel 4 soon with Nicola Coughlan reprising her role as…
'It completely redefines what one person can do on stage'
American comedian Riki Lindhome – known for her comedy folk duo Garfunkel…
Who's finished last on more Taskmaster episodes than anyone else?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Jason Byrne: Head in the Clouds
Dublin 3Olympia Theatre
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Neil Delamere: Reinventing the Neil
Southampton The Attic
Tuesday 14th Apr from 19:45Book now
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Rob Rouse: Funny Bones
Leeds Glee Club
Sunday 12th Apr from 19:15Book now
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Simon Evans: Staring at the Sun
Cardiff Glee Club
Tuesday 28th Apr from 19:30Book now
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Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend
Truro Hall For Cornwall
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I'm Sorry Prime Minister
Apollo Theatre
Saturday 18th Apr from 14:30Book now
Other news
Three comedy shows receive £2,500 Edinburgh Fringe grants
Comedians Abbie Edwards and Ele McKenzie plus comedy…
Applications open for the 2026 BBC Comedy Collective
Applications open today for the BBC Comedy…
Guy Montgomery brings his spelling bee to London
New Zealand comedian Guy Montgomery is bringing his spelling bee to London…
Angela Channell and Adrian Gray join BBC writers' scheme
Two emerging writers are to join BBC Studios’ audio comedy team on a development…
First Live Comedy Day hailed a success
Organisers have hailed the first Live Comedy Day as a great success in raising the…
Dan Skinner joins Michaela Coel’s new series
Dan Skinner, the comedian behind Angelos Epithemiou, has been cast in Michaela Coel’s…
Glasgow comedy festival sells a record 62,000 tickets
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has wrapped up its biggest year yet, with…
Will and Noah win London's Sketchfest
Will and Noah have been named best sketch act at London’s new SketchFest. The…
Punching Up
No, Kanye did NOT put comic Jarlath on his list of enemies
Irish comedian Jarlath Regan has been forced to clarify that he was only joking when he said he was mentioned on Kanye West’s list of those who have betrayed…
Ricky Gervais gets the green light for a £5m mansion
Ricky Gervais has won a two-year battle to…
Mike Rice will have to miss some of his shows at the…
Russell Brand sells his Oxfordshire pub
Russell Brand has sold the Oxfordshire pub he bought…
Videos
Trevor Noah talks about Martin Luther King Jr in this extract form his next stand-up special.
The show, Joy In The Trenches, lands on Netflix on April 14.
His special also covers an unexpected social media beef and a therapist’s truth bomb…
Trevor Noah on Martin Luther King Jr
Extract from his new Netflix special Joy In The Trenches
How Aunty Donna made their first million
Behind the scenes at their production company
Trailer for this week's Saturday Night Live UK
Just who is the great big crab man?