So many new stand-up tours...
The best of the week's live comedy
28/01/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,887 events Chortle currently has listed.
Sun 28 January 2024
© BBC Studios/Jonathan Browning Here We Go, again
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
28/01/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday January 28 THE DRY: This Irish comedy-drama aired on BritBox a couple of years…
Sat 27 January 2024
King honours Australian comedy promoter Mary Tobin
Producer gets an Order of Australia Medal.
27/01/2024 … Australian comedy promoter Mary Tobin - who has helped decades of British comics perform down under - has been honoured with an Order of Australia Medal.
Fri 26 January 2024
First Edinburgh Fringe shows of 2024 go on sale
26/01/2024 … It is news that will chill any comedians planning to bring a show to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe – but the first tickets have just gone on sale…
Chris Ramsey to tape his last stand-up tour
'I've got to learn the show again,' comic admits
26/01/2024 … Chris Ramsey is to tape his last stand-up show 20/20 – almost two years after the tour ended The show – Ramsey’s biggest ever tour – was…
© Chris Montgomery/Unsplash Who invented video conferencing?
26/01/2024 … Posts of the week Accidentally said "Shirley" instead of "Siri" and now my phone is stuck in Airplane mode — Stone Cold Jane Austen…
Eddie Kadi to host a comedy showcase for BBC Radio 1Xtra
Hackney Empire gig will also be available on iPlayer
26/01/2024 … BBC Radio 1Xtra is to host a comedy gala showcasing black stand-up talent that will also be available to watch on iPlayer.
George Carlin estate sues over AI special
Lawsuit claims copyright infringement
26/01/2024 … The estate of George Carlin is suing the makers of a special which purportedly used AI to create an hour-long show in the voice of the late, groundbreaking comedian.