Ed Gamble to host new panel show Unacceptable
With Richard Ayoade and Joanne McNally as team captains
Ed Gamble is to host a new panel show in which teams of comedians compete to win…
Comedy gets another industry body
A new trust has been set up seeking donations to fund…
Brian And Roger podcast heads to Radio 4
Comedy podcast Brian And Roger is to make its BBC Radio…
Lucy Beaumont pilots travel show with her mum
Lucy Beaumont is trying to crack the male stranglehold…
Omar Badawy is our second Chortle Hotshot
Omar Badawy was last night named as the second Chortle…
Second series for revived Mock The Week
The revived Mock The Week has been commissioned for…
Rosie Jones to make her film debut
Rosie Jones is to appear in her first movie. The…
Lucy Porter writes a 'rallying cry' for middle-aged women
Lucy Porter has written her first book, entitled Middle-Aged Women Get Sh*t…
Iain Stirling Chris Ramsey to record stand-up specials
Chris Ramsey and Iain Stirling are to record their latest tour shows as stand-up…
Junior Simpson diagnosed with dementia
Junior Simpson has retired from stand-up having been diagnosed with vascular…
Eva Peroni makes the Chortle Student Comedy Award final
Eva Peroni has become the second finalist in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy…
Bernard Manning's Embassy Club to be demolished
The comedy club founded by Bernard Manning is to be demolished. The self-styled…
Richard Osman quits House Of Games
Richard Osman is quitting the House Of Games quiz show that bears his name. The…
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Features
How I learned that one performance will not define your career
LA-based comedian Sam Morrison brings his show, Sugar Daddy, about queer love, loss…
In which Bond film did Hugh Dennis play a scientist?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Watch clips from the Chortle Hotshots Bristol showcase
Here are extracts from all the comedians who performed at the Chortle Hotshots Bristol…
What is Rob Brydon's real surname?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
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Hastings Comedy Festival announces 2026 line-up
The Hastings Comedy Festival is returning for its 11th…
Nick Mohammed to host the Olivier Awards
Nick Mohammed will host this year's Olivier…
Still Game duo reunite in new drama
Still Game stars Jane McCarry and Mark Cox are reuniting for a new stage drama. The…
Leicester Comedy Festival 2026 announces award nominees
The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the nominees for its annual awards. They…
'Pick-and-mix' industry help for comics without an agent
A new consultancy has launched with the aim of giving unrepresented comedians access…
Five more comedians become Live Comedy Day ambassadors
Five more comics have signed up to be ambassadors for Live Comedy Day on April 1. Shaparak…
A plug for the Bath Comedy Festival
Bath Comedy Festival is back this spring with more than 100 shows and 300 performances…
Bill Bailey announces West End residency
Bill Bailey has announced a seven-week West End run of his stand-up show Vaudevillean. The…
Punching Up
Harry Enfield: Why the police thought I was a ‘narcissistic wanker’
Harry Enfield believes his local police force think he’s a ‘narcissistic wanker’. In an anecdote shared in a major interview with The Times…
Ghosts team tease a return to Button House
Is Ghosts returning? The cast took to social media…
What Chris McCausland brings to every show...
Chris McCausland has revealed the one thing he always…
Rhys James: I auditioned to be Johnny English Jr.
Rhys James has revealed that he once auditioned for…
Videos
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news on last might's Saturday Night Live.
That included Donald Trump firing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, wanting to pick Iran's next leader and New Mexico officials reopening an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's ranch.
And later in the segment Pastor Update (Kenan Thompson) and his bandleader Teddy (James Austin Johnson) stopped by with some words of encouragement.
Weekend Update on Trump firing Kristi Noem and more
From SNL
Retuning to the BBC this month
From the forthcoming Mock The Week
When you break up before your birthday
Stuart Laws sketch