© BBC Ian Fletcher – and Taskmaster – return
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
05/04/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 05 April 2026
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Gary Delaney starts another mammoth tour
The best of the week's live comedy
05/04/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 03 April 2026
Eugene Mirman thanks the 'heroic people' who saved him
Comic 'on the mend' after being pulled from burning car
03/04/2026 … Eugene Mirman says he’s ‘on the mend’ after being pulled from a burning car earlier this week.
Couple harassed over comedy club review
Punters were sent abusive texts and had personal details exposed
03/04/2026 … A comedy club run by stand-up Pete Gionis has been accused of harassment after a couple were subject to threats and intimidation for posting an unfavourable review…
Louis CK lands a Netflix special
03/04/2026 … Netflix is to air Louis CK’s first stand-up special for a major streamer since he admitted to sexual misconduct.
Thu 02 April 2026
© Channel 4 Taskmaster renewed for six more series
Channel 4 commits to three more years
02/04/2026 … Channel 4 has recommissioned Taskmaster for six new series.
First Live Comedy Day hailed a success
Event will become an annual fixture
02/04/2026 … Organisers have hailed the first Live Comedy Day as a great success in raising the profile of grassroots comedy.
Wed 01 April 2026
© Michael Shelford Dan Skinner joins Michaela Coel’s new series
Angelos Epithemiou creator cast in First Day On Earth
01/04/2026 … Dan Skinner, the comedian behind Angelos Epithemiou, has been cast in Michaela Coel’s new series.