Ed Easton takes the lead in One Man Musical
Edinburgh Fringe role that George Foreacres made his own
08/06/2026 … Edward Easton is to take over from SNL UK’s George Fouracres when One Man Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.
Mon 08 June 2026
Sun 07 June 2026
Dru Cripps: Juicy Bits at London Clown Festival
Review of his improvised loop machine show
07/06/2026 … Given that Dru Cripps’ act is essentially crowd work with a loop station, a certain capacity for failure is baked into his performance.
© ITV Proper sound... G'wed is back
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
07/06/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© 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.
Fri 05 June 2026
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.