Hailing Junior Simpson
...and the rest of the best live comedy this week
31/05/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 31 May 2026
© Channel 4/Avalon Frankie Boyle's firm is worth £4.2m
Comic has said money is ‘pretty pointless’.
31/05/2026 … Frankie Boyle’s company has been valued at more than £4.
Sat 30 May 2026
Aberdeen Comedy Festival unveils its 2026 programme
With extra late-night gigs and family shows
30/05/2026 … The Aberdeen comedy festival has officially launched its 2026 line-up, including some of the biggest names in British and Irish stand-up.
Matt Hollins wins 'not so new' comedy title
30/05/2026 … Matt Hollins has won the Not So New Comedian Of The Year competition run by London's Museum Of Comedy.
Fri 29 May 2026
Daniel Kitson announces his first 'proper' tour in more than a decade
Thrum will kick off at the Edinburgh Fringe
29/05/2026 … Daniel Kitson has announced his first ‘substantial’ tour in well over a decade.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand winds down his UK company
Assets written down from £13m to £3m
29/05/2026 … The value of assets held by Russell Brand's UK company has plummeted as the comedian prepares to wind it down.
© Vandamm Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Harpo Speaks! On a newly discovered recording
Marx Brother narrates Peter And The Wolf
29/05/2026 … He was, famously, the Marx Brother who never spoke.
© Gilded Balloon Gilded Balloon launches support fund for performers
29/05/2026 … Edinburgh’s Gilded Balloon has launched a fund to help comedians who struggle to afford the cost of performing at the Fringe, with the first donation coming…