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.
2026 Archives
Sun 01 March 2026
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.
Tourette’s
Saturday Night Live cut-for-time sketch
01/03/2026 … Saturday Night Live planned to tackle the controversy at the Bafta awards on last night's NBC show, but the sketch was cut for time.
Sat 28 February 2026
© Harry Elletson Simon Amstell: I Love It Here
Review of comedian's show about a Hollywood party crush
28/02/2026 … ‘This is relatable, right?’ says Simon Amstell a few scenes into his story about donning a Gucci suit and heading to a Hollywood party whose invitation…
Fri 27 February 2026
Paul Hilleard named Chortle's first Hotshot of 2026
As Eva Peroni wins a separate fund to help Fringe newcomers
27/02/2026 … Paul Hilleard has been named the first Chortle Hotshot of 2026, following a showcase at The Gaffe comedy club in Bristol.
Ardal O’Hanlon cast in West End play The Truth
Alongside Stephen Mangan, Sarah Hadland and Janie Dee,
27/02/2026 … Ardal O’Hanlon, Stephen Mangan and Sarah Hadland are to star in a new West End production of a comedy about adultery, it has been announced.
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0 James McAvoy to star in Frankie Boyle's Meantime
Dream casting for TV version of comic's crime novel
27/02/2026 … Frankie Boyle has landed his dream star for the TV adaptation of his debut novel Meantime – in the shape of James McAvoy.