All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo About a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort
12/05/2026 … Brett Goldstein is to make a romantic comedy series about a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort.
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Starring fellow Detectorist Toby Jones
12/05/2026 … Mackenzie Crook is to direct his first film – with his Detectorists co-star Toby Jones in the lead role.
From the team behind the NextUp streamer
11/05/2026 … The team behind NextUp has launched a 24/7 comedy radio station.
11/05/2026 … Comedian John Tothill – and former Cabinet Minister Michael Gove – will both make their debuts on Have I Got News For You in the coming weeks.
© Hat Trick Productions Subtitled ‘one man's journey into his embarrassing past’
11/05/2026 … Jon Richardson is to publish his teenage diaries.
© Prime Video Mortimer and Last One Laughing triumph on TV's big night
11/05/2026 … Bob Mortimer won a Bafta last night for his performance in Last One Laughing.
© BBC/Hat Trick Productions The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
10/05/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
10/05/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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