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08/04/2026 … Applications open today for the BBC Comedy Collective, which aims to support the next generation of comedy talent, The bursary…
But Daily Mail falls for the gag...
08/04/2026 … Irish comedian Jarlath Regan has been forced to clarify that he was only joking when he said he was mentioned on Kanye West’s list of those who have betrayed…
A first as he plays Soho Theatre Walthamstow
07/04/2026 … New Zealand comedian Guy Montgomery is bringing his spelling bee to London for the first time.
Plus staff changes at Baby Cow and Funny Women
07/04/2026 … Two emerging writers are to join BBC Studios’ audio comedy team on a development scheme that dates back to 1978.
People's Choice and wildcard places allocated
07/04/2026 … The final finalists in the Chortle Student Comedy Award have been named.
Retired factory worker takes part in Glasgow comedy festival scheme
06/04/2026 … Here’s 88-year-old Marie McLaren performing stand-up for the first time, after part in a Glasgow International Comedy Festival scheme.
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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.
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