Radio 4 Extra axed
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Radio 4 Extra – the treasure trove of archive BBC comedy – is to…
‘We were woke before it was a thing!'
Fascinating Aïda have announced a tour of more…
Row as venue is booted out of the Brighton Fringe
A significant Brighton Fringe venue has been banned…
'Landmark event' to celebrate women in comedy
The Royal Albert Hall is to host what’s being…
More unseen Only Fools And Horses footage to get an airing
The U&Gold channel is to broadcast two more batches…
Joe Lycett is joining Googlebox this week. The comic…
Jimmy Carr announces 2027-28 tour
Jimmy Carr has announced another mammoth tour spanning…
Filming wraps on series three of Black Ops
Filming has wrapped on the third series of BBC comedy Black Ops. Further casting…
Apu has been given his voice back in The Simpsons. The convenience store owner…
Bristol Improv Theatre closes unexpectedly
The Bristol Improv Theatre has closed unexpectedly, citing its ‘precarious…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,288 events Chortle currently…
Inside the turbulent mind of Maria Bamford
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday October 18 MOCK…
Paul Whitehouse sees off a mugger
Paul Whitehouse has seen off a mugger near his North London home. The…
Tour news
Features
What was General Melchett's first name in Blackadder Goes Forth?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Why great comedy podcasts are getting harder to find
Ask anyone to name Britain’s biggest comedy podcasts and you’ll get the…
'Yes, this probably is the end of Ghosts'
Laurence Rickard wrote Ghosts with Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas,…
What was the first name of Mr Humphries in Are You Being Served?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Reviews
Thao Cao: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Funnier
Thao Cao, a dry and deadpan Australian comic, certainly…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Susan Calman: Tall Tales
High Wycombe Swan
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Monday 26th Oct from 19:30Book now
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Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection
Soho Theatre
Monday 26th Oct from 21:15
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Bristol The Gaffe Comedy Club
Wednesday 4th Nov from 19:30Book now
Gig of the day
Joe Thomas: Talking All Things Inbetweeners
Norwich Yalm
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Allyson June Smith: Allyson Wonderland
Newcastle The Chillingham
Wednesday 4th Nov from 20:00Book now
Other news
Ricky Gervais announces European tour dates for 2027
Ricky Gervais has announced a raft of arena shows across…
Stephen Fry to host next year's Slapstick film gala
Sir Stephen Fry will host the gala evening of silent…
Play That Goes Wrong becomes one of the West End's longest-running shows
The Play That Goes Wrong has entered the list of the longest-running West End shows,…
Sian Gibson, Neil Morrissey and Shobna Gulati are to guest star in the third and…
Who's on series two of Ed Gamble’s Unacceptable!
Ed Gamble’s Unacceptable! will return to TLC from November 8, the broadcaster…
The replacement for the defunct Leicester Comedy Festival is to maintain an annual…
CK Nath wins best show at Women In Comedy festival
CK Nath has won the best show award at the Women In Comedy Festival, with Kimia…
Operation Mincemeat heads to Australia
Comedy musical Operation Mincemeat is to open in Australia next year. The…
Punching Up
Katherine Ryan: I got a facelift eight weeks after giving birth
Katherine Ryan has told of getting a facelift just eight weeks after giving birth to her fourth child. The comedian had originally planned to use the same plastic…
When Rob Beckett's crowd heckled his five-year-old daughter
Comedy crowds can be brutal – even to a…
The West Staines Massiv took over London yesterday…
How a comedian is most likely to win Celebrity Traitors
Comedians are the most likely type of celebrity to…
Videos
United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced an ambitious new plan to 'kill everyone' within the next two years.
But is this a realistic goal, or just another empty promise to rally support before the midterms?
The panelists on The Onion News Network's In The Know discuss the inevitable broken promises...
Pete Hegseth's unrealistic pipe dream
From Onion News Network
Every pug deserves a best friend
From SNL UK
Weekend Update: President Trump, Reform councillors and Pope Leo
Paddy Young and Ania Magliano on SNL UK
America's President Trump pops into Saturday Night Live UK
...ie the actor who plays him on the US original