© Matt Writtle John Finnemore to write a Traitors live show
'Bold and surprising’ theatrical experience opening in London next year
26/01/2026 … Comedy writer John Finnemore is penning a live show based on The Traitors.
2026 Archives
Mon 26 January 2026
© Matt Writtle Sun 25 January 2026
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand to face a US court this year
Another hearing on top of UK trial
25/01/2026 … Russell Brand will face a jury in the US later this year.
© Aemen Sukkar / Jiksaw New tours for Judi Love, Mo Gilligan and Matt Forde
25/01/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,608 events Chortle currently has listed.
© Netflix Mike Epps unveils his fifth Netflix special
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
25/01/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
SNL on Trump saying God Is 'very proud' of him
Weekend Update with Michael Che and Colin Jost
25/01/2026 … Donald Trump says God is ‘very proud’ of him.
Sat 24 January 2026
Trailer for the new Muppet Show
With guests Seth Rogen, Maya Rudolph and Sabrina Carpenter
24/01/2026 … ‘We’re so excited to be back where it all started, and then ended and is then maybe starting again depending on how tonight goes.
Fri 23 January 2026
Tributes pour in for Susan Vale
Former stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit dies from lung cancer
23/01/2026 … Tributes have been paid to Susan Vale, a stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit of the late 1990s, following her death from lung cancer.
© Mirrorpix/Alamy The Cambridge Footlights: A Very British Comedy Institution by Robert Sellers
23/01/2026 … Probably the most illustrious and best known nursery for comedy in the UK, the Cambridge Footlights has a cultural legacy that’s unrivalled.