© Matt Writtle John Finnemore to write a Traitors live show
'Bold and surprising’ theatrical experience opening in London next year
26/01/2026 … Comedy writer John Finnemore is penning a live show based on The Traitors.
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© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand to face a US court this year
Another hearing on top of UK trial
25/01/2026 … Russell Brand will face a jury in the US later this year.
© Aemen Sukkar / Jiksaw New tours for Judi Love, Mo Gilligan and Matt Forde
25/01/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,608 events Chortle currently has listed.
© Netflix Mike Epps unveils his fifth Netflix special
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
25/01/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Fri 23 January 2026
Tributes pour in for Susan Vale
Former stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit dies from lung cancer
23/01/2026 … Tributes have been paid to Susan Vale, a stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit of the late 1990s, following her death from lung cancer.
Lisa Clark to oversee Saturday Night Live UK
Credits includ Vic & Bob, Top Gear and My Dad Wrote A Porno
23/01/2026 … Sky has appointed former Top Gear showrunner Lisa Clark to oversee the UK remake of Saturday Night Live.
© Matt Crockett John Bishop announces 2027 tour
Going on sale the same day Is This Thing On? opens
23/01/2026 … John Bishop has announced a major UK and Ireland tour for spring 2027.
© ITV Sir Lenny Henry to play Latitude
Ross Noble, Jen Brister and Jack Dee all return too
23/01/2026 … Sir Lenny Henry is to perform at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk this summer – his only UK music festival performance of the year.