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© BBC/Avalon The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
08/06/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Tuesday June 10 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Diane Morgan is this week's subject.
The best of the week's live comedy
08/06/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
'My intention was NEVER to mock, or dismiss, or diminish the horror of October 7'
07/06/2025 … Dawn French has 'unreservedly' apologised after she was accused of making light of Hamas's October 7 terror attacks on Israel.
Pledge from Commons Leader Lucy Powell
06/06/2025 … Ministers ‘will do everything to support’ the British comedy industry, the Leader of House Of Commons has pledged.
Industry comes together for a major day of action
06/06/2025 … Comedians are coming together for a day of action to highlight the homelessness crisis.
Second series for Radio 4 comedy
06/06/2025 … Glenn Moore is making a second episode of his Radio 4 show The first series of Glenn Moore’s Almanac ran in 2023, with four episodes liking major…
© Stuart Hogben Stand-up A-listers include Ed Gamble, Frankie Boyle and Phil Wang
06/06/2025 … The Greenwich Comedy Festival has announced the line-up for this year’s event, being held in a marquee in the Old Royal Naval College.
Call-out from Edinburgh Fringe show
05/06/2025 … Writers are invited to submit their comedy scripts to a Fringe show that will stage their work with a cast of top comedians.
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