© Jody Hartley Stewart Lee backs hunt saboteurs
27/04/2026 … Stewart Lee is curating a gig to support a group of hunt saboteurs.
Mon 27 April 2026
© Jody Hartley 
Political goons shut down a stand-up gig
Watch footage of heavies intimating Indian comic
27/04/2026 … Footage has emerged of a group of heavies shutting down a comedy show in India on Saturday over political jokes previously made by the stand-up.
Jack Rooke wins another Bafta
And calls for solutions to the class disparity in comedy
27/04/2026 … Jack Rooke won the Bafta craft award for comedy writing last night, using his acceptance speech to call for action to make the industry more open to working-class…
Which comedians ran the London Marathon?
Raising more than £115,000 between them
27/04/2026 … Fern Brady, John Robins and Rob Deering were among the comedians who took part in the London marathon yesterday.
Graham Norton to play the Edinburgh Fringe
First live version of his and Maria McErlane's podcast Wanging On
27/04/2026 … Graham Norton is to record the first live edition of his podcast Wanging On at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
After 31 years, Susan Provan steps down from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
'It’s been the treat of a lifetime'
27/04/2026 … Susan Provan is stepping down as director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after 31 years in the job.
Sun 26 April 2026
Red Richardson on The Tonight Show
Talking sharks, social media and boxing
26/04/2026 … British comedian Red Richardson made his debut on US talk show The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night.
Kiell Smith-Bynoe kicks off his improv tour at Machynlleth
26/04/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.