Fackham Hall does decent box office
Downton Abbey spoof takes £400k at UK box office
16/12/2025 … Downton Abbey spoof Fackham Hall made a solid start at the UK box office.
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Tue 16 December 2025
Jimmy Carr defends playing the Riyadh Comedy Festival
Comic also tells Louis Theroux about enjoying his own freedom of speech to make transgressive jokes
16/12/2025 … Jimmy Carr has broken his silence about performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival this autumn.
Super Hans writes his 'Moreish' memoir
16/12/2025 … Matt King is writing a memoir in the guise of his Peep Show character Super Hans.
Doctor In The House returns – as a podcast
73 years after the first novel, St Swithin's medical students cause chaos again
16/12/2025 … The enduring comedy of Doctor In The House is to have a new incarnation as a podcast.
'Seinfeld would never have happened without him'
16/12/2025 … Jerry Seinfeld has paid tribute to Rob Reiner – revealing how his hugely successful sitcom would never have been made without his faith in the show.
Unseen Only Fools And Horses footage to get an airing
David Jason says clips 'reminded me just how special the show was'
16/12/2025 … Unseen footage from Only Fools And Horses is to air in a U&Gold documentary next year.
Mon 15 December 2025
Who's in series 2 of Rosie Jones’s Out Of Order
15/12/2025 … Chortle can today reveal the guests taking part in the second series of Rosie Jones’s comedy panel show Out Of Order.
Basden and Key up for more film awards
Critics' Circle recognition for The Ballad of Wallis Island.
15/12/2025 … Tom Basden and Tim Key are up for more film awards for their comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island.