From SNL to Soho Theatre
21/06/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sun 21 June 2026
Sat 20 June 2026
Comedy UK roadshow
Review of a gig to launch a new 24/7 comedy radio station
20/06/2026 … How else would comedy streaming service NextUp launch its spin-off radio station than with a stand-up gig? And who better to host it than Thanyia Moore, who always…
© NBC / Chris Haston / Album / Alamy Veteran US sitcom director James Burrows dies at 85
Co-creator of Cheers and creative force behind so many hits
20/06/2026 … Veteran US sitcom director James Burrows – whose achievements include co-creating Cheers – has died at the age of 85.
Fri 19 June 2026
Spitting Image set for High Court showdown over Paddington
19/06/2026 … The copyright fight over Spitting Image’s use of Paddington is heading to the High Court on Monday.
Mock The Week on the World Cup and more
19/06/2026 … Mock The Week joins in the national conversation about the World Cup in the episode airing on Sunday, Fifa’s introduction of hydration breaks attracted…
Five comics compete for a funded Fringe run
Finalists named in Magners' Share The Craic competition
19/06/2026 … Five comedians will compete for a funded run at the Edinburgh Fringe this August, after a nationwide search that drew more than 500 entries.
Bill Gates invests in new sex trafficking startup
19/06/2026 … Bill Gates has made a major investment in a promising new business venture.
Count Binface vs Sky News
An awkward encounter at the Makerfield by-election
19/06/2026 … Sky News’s chief political correspondent Jon Craig encountered Count Binface at the Makerfield by-election count last night – and was at a…