Bill Bailey announces West End residency
Seven-week London run for his show Vaudevillean
02/03/2026 … Bill Bailey has announced a seven-week West End run of his stand-up show Vaudevillean.
2026 Archives
Mon 02 March 2026
Chris Cantrill wins a BBC Audio Drama Award
For his performance in Icklewick FM
02/03/2026 … Chris Cantrill has won the BBC Audio Drama Award for best comedy performance for Icklewick FM.
Will Tina Fey host the first Saturday Night Live UK?
02/03/2026 … Saturday Night Live veteran Tina Fey has been tipped to host the first UK edition of the show.
Sun 01 March 2026
Watch clips from the Chortle Hotshots Bristol showcase
Where Paul Hilliard became our first official Hotshot of 2026
01/03/2026 … Here are extracts from all the comedians who performed at the Chortle Hotshots Bristol showcase last week.
Iran attacks and Jeffrey Epstein
Weekend Update with Michael Che and Colin Jost
01/03/2026 … Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like the US assault on Iran and Hillary Clinton's Jeffery Epstein testimony.
SNL on the US airstrikes on Iran
Hastily-written cold open sketch
01/03/2026 … Saturday Night Live opened with a quickly-written sketch about Donald Trump declaring war on Iran.
James Acaster kicks off his 2026 tour
The best of the week's live comedy
01/03/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Alasdair Beckett-King's improv show Wing It returns
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
01/03/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.