A sick baby? Perfect material for stand-up...
The best of the week's live comedy
04/05/2025 … 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 04 May 2025
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The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
04/05/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday May 5 SILENCE IS GOLDEN: It’s a bit like Amazon’s Last One Laughing,…
Sat 03 May 2025
Could you be a 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Award judge?
Applications now open for public judges
03/05/2025 … The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have launched their annual appeal for die-hard comedy fans to join the judges.
Fri 02 May 2025
Matt Forde gets his first Radio 4 political comedy series
'An antidote to hearing the same old voices'
02/05/2025 … Matt Forde is to host his first Radio 4 comedy series.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand granted bail
Ex-comic faces rape and sexual assault charges
02/05/2025 … Russell Brand has been granted bail over the charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault he faces.
Thu 01 May 2025
'The god of wind is racist'
Nish Kumar cancels NZ shows amid severe gusts
01/05/2025 … Nish Kumar has been forced to cancel two shows in New Zealand because of extreme weather conditions.
No second series for Chris McCausland’s talk show
Comic says he wants to follow 'other opportunities'
01/05/2025 … Chris McCausland’s talk show will not be returning for a second series.
Edinburgh Fringe partners with AI giant
...just days after MPs heard how the tech was a threat to comedy
01/05/2025 … The Edinburgh Fringe has signed a sponsorship deal with an AI company – just days after MPs heard how the technology was an existential threat to the…