Wax lyrical
The best of the week's live comedy
22/03/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 22 March 2026
© HBO Max Celebrating Mel Brooks at 99
The week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
22/03/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Strong audience for SNL UK launch
226,000 viewers is a good figure for Sky
22/03/2026 … Saturday Night Live UK debuted to 226,000 viewers last night.
Sat 21 March 2026
Katherine Ryan writes her second memoir
About ‘what it means to be a woman, a wife and a daughter today’
21/03/2026 … Katherine Ryan has written her second memoir about ‘what it means to be a woman, a wife and a daughter today’.
Fri 20 March 2026
Antisemitism group bids to reopen Reginald D Hunter case
Campaigners seek review after judge branded their original case 'abusive'
20/03/2026 … The Campaign Against Antisemitism is trying to reopen its case against Reginald D.
Saturday Night Live UK gets two more episodes
Series one now runs for eight weeks
20/03/2026 … Sky has added an extra two episodes to the launch series of Saturday Night Live UK.
© John McMurtrie Cambridge Comedy Garden back for a third year
Manchester's A Lovely Weekend festival also returns
20/03/2026 … The Cambridge Comedy Garden is returning in July with a lineup that includes some of the biggest names on the British comedy circuit, including Jack Dee, Ross…
Thu 19 March 2026
© Amazon Studios Third series – and a Halloween special – for Last One Laughing
As the second season drops on Prime Video
19/03/2026 … Last One Laughing is to return for a third series and a Halloween special.