Russell Brand pulls all his tour dates
Comic at his mother's bedside as she recovers from car crash
30/04/2018 … Russell Brand has pulled the rest of his tour to be withr his 71-year-old mother Barbara, after she was hurt in a serious car accident.
Mon 30 April 2018
'Definitive' Charlie Chaplin biopic in the works
Family opens up archive to filmmakers
30/04/2018 … Previously unscreened Charlie Chaplin outtakes are to be included in a ‘definitive’ new movie biography of the comedy icon.
What an introduction!
Sky News man can't disguise his contempt for comedians...
30/04/2018 … Is this the worst introduction a comedian has ever had on screen? When stand-up Tom Lucy appeared on Sky News yesterday to talk about his run of gigs…
© BBC/Tiger Aspect Productions/Matt Squires BBC picks up bigamy comedy
The Other One goes to series after successful pilot
30/04/2018 … BBC Two has commissioned Holly Walsh's unconventional family sitcom The Other One for a series, Chortle can reveal.
Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona reunited
Their first new show together in 14 years
30/04/2018 … Alistair McGowan is to be reunited with Ronni Ancona for the first time since their The Big Impression show ended on BBC One 14 years ago.
There's a Womble in my bed!
First look at Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
30/04/2018 … Here's the first video from Jon Richardson's new Dave show, Ultimate Worrier.
Lauren Pattison at the Melbourne Comedy Festival
On her looks, being single, and accepting the kindness of a stranger
30/04/2018 … Comic Lauren Pattison says she hates the way she's described.
Sun 29 April 2018
Grumpy Old Women To The Rescue
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Chatham Central Theatre
29/04/2018 … No one knows their audience like Jenny Eclair and the rest of the Grumpy Old Women team.