© Jennifer Forward-Hayter Michelle Wolf starts a UK tour
07/06/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
2026 Archives
Sun 07 June 2026
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Anthony Head dies at 72
Credits include Ted Lasso and Little Britain
05/06/2026 … Actor Anthony Head – whose credits include Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72.
Not long now! Ellie & Natasia FINALLY returning
Second series finally in the can – four years after the first
05/06/2026 … The second series of Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou's BBC sketch show is finally set to air this year – three years after it was originally announced.
Mock The Week on Peter Murrell and the Makerfield by-election
05/06/2026 … Mock The Week returns to TLC on Sunday at 9pm, talking about Peter Murrell’s SNP embezzlement and the Makerfield by-election.
God’s Fools
Review of a book linking eccentric saints to modern comedians
05/06/2026 … When making a list of saints and sinners few would put the likes of Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle and Lenny Bruce in the first category.
Lawrence Dodd: This Can't Be It
Review from the London Clown Festival
05/06/2026 … Lawrence Dodd bursts on to the Soho stage aping the swagger of the most persuasive hype man, promising that this is going to be the most special, deep and empowering…
© Rachael Dobbie Brighton Fringe awards for Police Cops and 'Terry Wogan'
05/06/2026 … Spoof blockbuster Police Cops and the anarchic cult show Late Night With Terry Wogan have won comedy awards at the Brighton Fringe.
Thousands raised for comedy creator who posted racist skit
Friends complain that 'woke mob' cost Lisa Jane Spencer her job
05/06/2026 … A comedy content creator is in line to receive more than £19,500 after being ‘cancelled’ for posting a racist video.