Dear diary, Adrian Mole is making a comeback
Top writers to adapt Sue Townsend's book afain
The BBC is to make a fresh adaptation of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾. One…
Finlay Christie is to make his Have I Got News For You debut
Finlay Christie is to make his debut on Have I Got…
Sky to air four stand-up specials
Sky is to air four stand-up specials from next month,…
Helping make the comedy circuit safer
Two guides have been published to try to make the comedy…
Which comedies are up for 2025 Rose D’Or awards?
Jack Rooke’s Big Boys and Rosie Jones’s…
Jordan Gray announces 2026 tour
Jordan Gray has announced a UK tour of her second stand-up…
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,069 events Chortle currently…
Sir Billy Connolly has made a rare public appearance to accept an award near his…
How I got death threats for creating Warren
The writer behind one of the most slated sitcoms in recent times has told of the…
Now ALL Spitting Image episodes are pulled from YouTube
Every episode of Spitting Image has been pulled from YouTube as the owners of the…
Romesh Ranganathan announces a tour... for 2027
Romesh Ranganathan has announced a new tour – but not until 2027. The…
Marty Feldman on the nature of comedy
The BBC has released a rare 1969 documentary in which Marty Feldman examines the…
Tour news
New dates added
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Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?
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Features
How much do you know about Sir Billy Connolly?
Sir Billy Connolly turns 83 on Monday. Test your knowledge of the comedy icon with…
'Pound-for-pound the funniest person in the world'
Humphrey Ker and his longtime Penny Dreadfuls collaborator David Reed star in Sherlock…
What did Keith and Mick run in Stella Street?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
The jungle shower? No worries, I've got a sensational bra!
ITV has confirmed that Ruby Wax and Eddie Kadi will be taking part in this…
Reviews
It may be better known for hip hop than stand-up, but…
Beat The Frog World Series 2025
She’s already won a raft of new act titles – …
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Urooj Ashfaq: How to Be a Baddie
Leeds The Wardrobe
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Helen Bauer: Bless Her
Edinburgh Monkey Barrel
Thursday 20th Nov from 19:30Book now
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Nick Helm: No One Gets Out Alive
Sheffield The Foundry
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Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It
Leicester The Y Theatre
Friday 28th Nov from 19:30Book now
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Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time)
Soho Theatre
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Rosie Jones: I Can’t Tell What She’s Saying
Glasgow Glee Club
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Other news
The best (new) old comedians of 2025?
The finalists have been announced for the West End…
Paradise welcomes guest stars this Christmas
Adrian Edmondson, Ted Lasso star James Lance and Comedy…
Guest stars join Austentatious cast
Paterson Joseph, Mel Giedroyc and Stephen Mangan are to make goes appearances in…
Lancaster Castle becomes a comedy club
The Comedy In The Castle festivals have added a third venue to its roster next year,…
Connor Burns has won an award for his Edinburgh Fringe run, handed out by local radio…
Katherine Ryan has launched a Christmas podcast. The show – available…
First images from series two of BBC comedy Black Ops
The BBC has released the first images from its comedy Black Ops ahead of its return…
Yorkshire Comedy Awards announce their 2025 winners
The winners of the Yorkshire Comedy Awards were announced last night. As…
Punching Up
How Alex Horne pranked Maisie Adam
Alex Horne has revealed a prank he played on Maisie Adam in the just-ended 20th season of Taskmaster. After every one of her task attempts, he interviewed her…
'The hottest comedy show in the world'
Certain venues at the Edinburgh Fringe have a reputation…
Robin Williams, Sigourney Weaver's hairpiece and me
As Boaby the barman in Still Game, Gavin Mitchell is…
Ricky Wilson: I stalk female comedians
Ricky Wilson jokes that he 'stalks female comedians'…
Videos
Broden Kelly is the most annoying person at a concert in this new Aunty Donna sketch.
Never mind the music, he’s the guy who simply likes to piss off all the other people in the gig…
The most annoying person at a concert
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SNL on Trump and the Epstein Files
Weekend Update with Michael Che and Colin Jost
Leaked: BBC director-general candidates
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Aurie Styla at Just For Laughs
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