All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
...as his new show Can You Keep a Secret? debuts on BBC One
07/01/2026 … Comedy writer-producer Simon Mayhew-Archer has launched a new production company, as his latest series Can You Keep a Secret? debuts on BBC One this week.
Including Rosie O'Donnell's first gig in the city
07/01/2026 … The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has announced its full programme for 2026, with 560 shows across 40 venues and more than 100,000 tickets now on sale.
© BBC Deal with UKTV makes classic shows easier to find
07/01/2026 … Some of the BBC’s favourite comedy shows are now streaming on Channel 4.
Part of US comic's 2026 international tour
06/01/2026 … American comedian Nikki Glaser has announced two dates this side of the Atlantic.
© Matt Squire Fantasy comedy coming next month
05/01/2026 … The BBC has given a provisional broadcast date for Mackenzie Crook’s new comedy Small Prophets.
Rich Wilson was named best MC and the Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue take best achievement
05/01/2026 … Rob Rouse has won the 2025 Comics' Comics Award for best act.
Laura Richmond's book about having undiagnosed autism
05/01/2026 … Laura Richmond, a writer on satirical news website The Daily Tism, is publishing her first memoir.
The best of the week's live comedy
04/01/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,407 events Chortle currently has listed.
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