All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© NotFromUtrecht/CC BY-SA 3.0 Insolvent Big Difference Company ceases trading
05/08/2026 … The company that runs the Leicester Comedy Festival has gone bust – meaning the hundreds of comedians owed money for performing there are likely to go unpaid.
Surprise fifth season for NZ mockumentary
05/08/2026 … New Zealand mockumentary Wellington Paranormal is to return after a five-year absence, Chortle can reveal.
03/08/2026 … Veteran comedian Jimmy Cricket has died at the age of 80.
Crime Casters starts shooting in Melbourne soon
03/08/2026 … The production company set up by Australian comedy troupe Aunty Donna is making its first feature film, a comedy thriller called Crime Casters.
Would-be acts raise sponsorship for charity instead...
02/08/2026 … Comedian Tom Short has launched a series of free stand-up training sessions in aid of charity.
Starring Big Mood’s Lydia West
02/08/2026 … The BBC is to air He Had It Coming, an Australian comedy-drama starring Big Mood’s Lydia West.
© Netflix The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
02/08/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© Netflix ...and some comedy happens in Edinburgh – the pick of the week's gigs
02/08/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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