Comic recalls an edgy, shady Riyadh gig from 2008
10/11/2025 … Kevin Bridges has told how he turned down the controversial Riyadh comedy festival – while revealing that he played Saudi Arabia as long ago as 2008.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Comedians sought for second annual event
10/11/2025 … The Rik Mayall comedy festival is inviting comedians to apply for the 2026 event.
© Banjay Cleo Rocos tells of how he fended off a knife-wielding attacker
10/11/2025 … Alan Carr saved the life of actress Cleo Rocos by fending off a knife-wielding attacker.
© BBC/Studio Lambert No surprise as hit reality series recomissioned
10/11/2025 … The Celebrity Traitors will return for a second series on BBC One – in a much-needed bit of good news for the beleaguered broadcaster.
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
09/11/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,256 events Chortle currently has listed.
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
09/11/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
For the Weekend Update segment
09/11/2025 … Pete Davidson returned to Saturday Night Live last night, joining the Weekend Update desk.
With James Austin Johnson as the President
09/11/2025 … Saturday Night Live recreated the moment Donald Trump stood and stared ‘like a sociopath’ when a healthcare executive collapsed in the Oval Office for…
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