Rob Beckett leaves his Radio 2 slot
Comic wants to concentrate on touring
19/02/2025 … Rob Beckett is quitting his Radio 2 show.
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Wed 19 February 2025
Tue 18 February 2025
UK dates for Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silverman and Mark Normand
18/02/2025 … American stand-ups Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silveman and Mark Normand have all announced UK dates.
Mon 17 February 2025
James Acaster signs up for a cookery show
...and it won't be Bake-Off all over again
17/02/2025 … James Acaster had a famously tough time on Celebrity Bake-Off, but the comedian is going back to the world of cooking competition… this time as a judge.
© Toffee International Gavin & Stacey named comedy of the year
Full results in the comedy.co.uk awards
17/02/2025 … It’s already shattered viewing records, now the Gavin & Stacey finale has been named comedy of the year in the 2024 Comedy.
New documentary follows comedians in Palestine
'Changing the world one joke at a time'
17/02/2025 … A new documentary film reveals how Palestinian stand-ups are trying to bring laughs to their war-ravaged region.
Sun 16 February 2025
The Chief is back... and so is Rhona Cameron
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
16/02/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday February 17 THE ISLAND: Stephen Mangan stars in this new Radio 4 comedy set on…
This comic sent out loads of messages in bottles... now he'll reveal what came back
16/02/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 7,076 events Chortle currently has listed.
Dave Gorman show dropped over Gregg Wallace material
Modern Life Is Goodish episode revolved around the 'cancelled' MasterChef host
16/02/2025 … Dave Gorman has been forced to drop an episode of his Modern Life Is Goodish comeback because it revolved around Gregg Wallace.