Leicester Comedy Festival firm goes bust
Insolvent Big Difference Company ceases trading
The company that runs the Leicester Comedy Festival has gone bust – meaning…
Rosie Jones: When I fell in public, 40 people stepped over me – and two kicked me
Rosie Jones has told of how she was ignored –…
Oh Jesus, why have you forsaken me?
A comedian is hoping to find Jesus at this year’s…
James Acaster's band The Wow! Scenario releases its first single
James Acaster has released the first single with…
Meredith's Kercher sister demands Amanda Knox Fringe show be banned
The sister of murdered student Meredith Kercher is…
Wellington Paranormal rises from the dead
New Zealand mockumentary Wellington Paranormal is to…
Veteran comedian Jimmy Cricket has died at the age…
BBC buys Aussie comedy-drama He Had It Coming
The BBC is to air He Had It Coming, an Australian comedy-drama starring Big Mood’s…
From Ted Lasso to Ricky Gervias's sweary cats
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday August 2 UNACCEPTABLE:…
Dave Chappelle's back in London
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle…
Ellie Taylor 'to host Strictly: It Takes Two'
Ellie Taylor is to host the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two,It has been reported. The…
Stewart Lee's Basic Lee gets a DVD release
Stewart Lee's stand-up show Basic Lee is to get its first DVD release,. And…
Soho’s Underbelly Boulevard is to close in January – with its operators…
Tour news
Features
I was locked in a psych ward against my will – it was hilarious
I firmly believe that comedy is the second-best medicine, just behind actual medicine. But…
Ed Davey fell alseep in our Fringe show
As he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, Alex Kitson, talks about what he can't…
I want comedians to go deeper than the ultra-processed infoslop of internet opinion
I have developed a suspicion, and it’s growing, that I can identify what podcasts…
No plot, no dignity, just badly-dubbed carnage
I have never once loved something the ‘correct’ amount. Whatever I fall…
Sharing a rediscovered love of classical music connected me to audiences more than any personal stories
When I was 17, I auditioned for classical piano at Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium…
Meet Chortle's Edinburgh Fringe Hotshots
Meet this year’s Chortle Hotshots – Edinburgh Fringe debutants this website…
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews
Top Australian shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe
Chortle reviewed the following Edinburgh Fringe…
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,…
Twenty-four hours ago, Ashlee Bentley wasn’t…
18:30 PLEASANCE DOME
Thursday August 6: Tez Ilyas,Will Adamsdale, The Sundaes: Diva Las Vegas, Mario Adrion, Vix Leyton, Em Humble, Benjamin Alborough, Andy Field, Crudi Dench, Nadia P Manzoor, Pernille Haaland, Couplet, MC Chris CantrillFriday August 7: Reuben Kaye, Hannah Platt, The Stevenson Experience, Benny Shakes, Emma Holland, Dee Allum, Metroland, Becky Umbers, Michael John Ciszewski, Madeleine Brettingham, Tasmin Sarkany, Hajar Woodland, MC Rosco McClelland
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Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Mike Rice: A Work in Progress Show (Testing New Horrible Material)
Monkey Barrel Comedy Club
from 11:20 - 12:20
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Peter Kay Live
Manchester AO Arena
Saturday 8th AugBook now
Coming Soon
Simon Amstell: I Love It Here
Underbelly McEwan Hall
Saturday 8th Aug from 19:00
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Joe Wells – Daddy Autism
Bristol Hen and Chicken
Sunday 4th Oct from 19:30Book now
Coming Soon
Joseph Morpurgo: Highlander 70
Soho Theatre
Monday 5th Oct from 19:00 - 20:00
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Mo Gilligan: The Mo You Know
Cardiff Utilita Arena
Saturday 31st OctBook now
Other news
ISH Awards to be worth £16,000
The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have confirmed a record…
Kevin Bridges has signed with powerhouse American agents CAA. The…
Aunty Donna's production firm makes its first film
The production company set up by Australian comedy troupe Aunty Donna is making…
Comedian Tom Short offers free stand-up training
Comedian Tom Short has launched a series of free stand-up training sessions in aid…
Paddy McGuinness to switch on the Blackpool Illuminations
Paddy McGuinness will switch on the Blackpool Illuminations this year, it has…
Helen Lederer launches comedy writing podcast
Comedian Helen Lederer and author Chrissie Manby are launching a podcast about how…
Punching Up
So there are these three odd Irish priests on an island...
Eagle-eyed viewers might spot something familiar about the premise of an absurd new comedy film set to have its premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe… Exiled…
Mo Gilligan: I was trailed by six cop cars and a helicopter
Mo Gilligan has told of the moment he was tailed…
Sue Cook: Alan Partridge's obsession with me is a pain
She has long been a running joke in Alan Partridge's…
David Earl has become one of Ricky Gervais’s…
Videos
Magician Tom Brace performs a trick involving random numbers culled from the audience producing a sum with an unexpected result, in this clip from Chortle’s Fast Fringe.
The Tom Brace Magic Hour is on at Pleasance Dome at 16:50 daily.
Chortle's Fast Fringe is on at Pleasance Dome at 18:30 daily. Tickets here.
Filming by NextUp, which will be streaming shows to subscribers this Fringe. Sign up here.
Magician Tom Brace at Chortle's Fast Fringe
Teasing his Edinburgh show
Hannah Byczkowski on hating tattoos
Extract from her Edinburgh debut
Jonathan Oldfield: The man who's visited every Zizzi’s in the UK
Character comedy from the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe
Extract from his Edinburgh Fringe show