Topical jokes and how we wrote them
New book by two of Rory Bremner’s collaborators
09/06/2025 … Two of Rory Bremner’s collaborators have written a book about writing topical comedy during 12 years of Tory rule.
2025 Archives
Mon 09 June 2025
Sun 08 June 2025
Lenny Henry and Sue Perkins take Every Brilliant Thing to the West End
As will Ambika Mod and show's originator Jonny Donahoe
08/06/2025 … Lenny Henry, Sue Perkins and This is Going to Hurt’s Ambika Mod are to star in a West End transfer of a touching comedy play that first gathered acclaimed…
© BBC/Avalon Not Going Out returns for series 14
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
08/06/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Tuesday June 10 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Diane Morgan is this week's subject.
Aaron Chen comes to the UK
The best of the week's live comedy
08/06/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 07 June 2025
Dawn French apologises for Gaza post
'My intention was NEVER to mock, or dismiss, or diminish the horror of October 7'
07/06/2025 … Dawn French has 'unreservedly' apologised after she was accused of making light of Hamas's October 7 terror attacks on Israel.
Fri 06 June 2025
'Ministers will do everything to support the comedy industry'
Pledge from Commons Leader Lucy Powell
06/06/2025 … Ministers ‘will do everything to support’ the British comedy industry, the Leader of House Of Commons has pledged.
A Comedy Army to tackle homelessness
Industry comes together for a major day of action
06/06/2025 … Comedians are coming together for a day of action to highlight the homelessness crisis.
Glenn Moore’s Almanac to return
Second series for Radio 4 comedy
06/06/2025 … Glenn Moore is making a second episode of his Radio 4 show The first series of Glenn Moore’s Almanac ran in 2023, with four episodes liking major…