Miranda is coming back
One-off special to mark 10th anniversary
Miranda is to return for a one-off 10th anniversary special. Creator Miranda…
Revealed: The premise of one of the next Inside No 9s
One of the next episodes of the next series of Inside…
A comedian has hit out at E4 for ‘stealing’…
Frankie Boyle to film a travelogue around Scotland
Frankie Boyle is to film a new BBC Two travelogue about…
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s farewell performance of…
Jenny Eclair to write two more novels
Jenny Eclair has signed a deal for two move novels. Publisher…
Samson Kayo to play a dictator/talk show host
Famalam and Sliced star Samson Kayo is to play a fictional…
Sarah Keyworth to go on a Celebrity Coach Trip
Sarah Keyworth is to take part in the next series of Celebrity Coach Trip. The…
Rob Beckett to host E4 social media show
Rob Beckett is to host a new show for E4 based around social media. With the…
Dead Pixels gets a second series
Dead Pixels is returning to E4, Chortle can exclusively reveal. The gaming…
Comics to play 'difficult diners' in new CBBC show
Comedians including Shappi Khorsandi, Ken Cheng, Rosie Jones are to play 'difficult…
Fans' anger over 'fraud' of Tape Face stand-in
Tape Face fans have complained that he has been ‘duping’ them by having…
Daniel Kitson announces Fringe shows
Daniel Kitson has announced two last-minute shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Both…
Features
Are comedians more prone to mental health issues than everyone else?
I have a theory. I’m not sure artists are inherently any more tortured…
'It’s difficult to tell jokes about Islam without upsetting people or being seen as too soft'
Asian sketch show Muzlamic comes to BBC Three iPlayer on Monday. Here creators …
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten dubious honours
Does it sometimes feel like every comedian at Edinburgh describes themselves as an…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten Taskmaster contestants
And finally this year - some people you probably already know about. Ten comedians…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten contrarians
You can't say anything any more, apparently. Well here are ten comics flirting…
What was the name of Papa Lazarou's circus
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Reviews
I’m Only In It For The Parking by Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy
Lee Ridley can’t speak, is unsteady on his feet,…
You only have to glance at a TV cookery show to know…
Live comedy picks
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Aberdeen comedy festival announces its 2019 line-up
The Aberdeen International Comedy Festival has announced…
E4 signs 'first look' deal with Wall Of Comedy
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Joe Lycett turns political interviewer?
Joe Lycett is to interview his friend, the Labour MP Jess Phillips, at this…
Jen Kirkman announces UK dates
American comedian Jen Kirkman has announced a return to UK . The stand-up…
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show moves home
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show is to return BBC One for a fifth series later this…
Line-up announced for Robin Williams benefit
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Simon Amstell’s feature film Benjamin is to be released on DVD on August 12,…
Jordan Brookes's 2017 show comes to NextUp
Jordan Brookes’ live show Body of Work is to be released on NextUp…
Punching Up
Broadcaster screws up topical comedy show – and airs a week-old episode by mistake
Comedians and writers on topical comedy shows bust a gut to ensure their jokes are as fresh as possible. So imagine their disappointment when Australian broadcaster…
Would you take financial advice from Kurupt FM?
Given their own shady dealings, Kurupt FM might not…
Some idiot's using the treadmill wrong
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Videos
Nick Horseman sings the praises of gravy in this song for his forthcoming Edinburgh show.
No opportunity is wasted to make the 'hot, brown. meaty, moist, warm, dark salty, wet, thick, meaty, sticky and damp' sauce appear sexy in the video for Gravy Boat.
It was directed by Louis Fonseca, his former double-act partner in Horse & Louis.
Horseman's show is entitled The Rhyme Scheme and is on at 21:15 at Just The Tonic @ The Mash House.
Gravy Boat
New track from Nick Horseman
Jerry Seinfeld rebukes Ricky Gervais for laughing at lame jokes
In this clip from Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
New sketch from Casual Violence
Clip from Aziz Ansari's new speical Right Now
'It's fun to make white people feel bad'