Finally! Red Dwarf movie IS happening
Feature-length special for Dave
The long-awaited Red Dwarf movie is finally happening. TV channel Dave has commissioned…
Masked raider breaks into Katherine Ryan's home
Katherine Ryan has revealed a masked man broke into…
Harry Hill returns... with the best of the comedy circuit
The week's best comedy on TV and radio. Sunday…
UK debut for trans stand-up show
The week's best live comedy. Sunday October…
Ralf Little joins Death In Paradise
Ralf Little is to be the new star of BBC drama Death…
'Improving... but still flat-footed'
Chris Ramsey is again at risk in Strictly Come Dancing…
The week's best podcasts and comedy on demand. Living…
Sir Lenny Henry is to be the subject of a prestigious BBC One Imagine… documentary. The…
Jim Jefferies set to star in his own US sitcom
Jim Jefferies is set to star in his own American sitcom. The Australian comic,…
Netflix scales back its spending on stand-up
Netflix is scaling back its investment in stand-up that has pumped hundreds of millions…
James Veitch gets a peach of a job
British comedian James Veitch has scored a major coup – by being asked…
Tim Key and Daisy-May Cooper to star in Witchfinder comedy
Tim Key and This Country star Daisy May Cooper are to star in a new BBC Two comedy…
Miranda celebration to be taped at the London Palladium
The BBC has revealed more details about the one-off Miranda special to mark ten years…
Features
Comedians on canvas
Earlier this week we reported how a new charity art exhibition will including the…
What is Gary: Tank Commander's surname?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
In sickness and in health
This article was first published on Chortle last year, but as World Mental Health…
I thought the tub of lard was more likely to be PM than Boris
Have I Got News For You returns to BBC One at 9pm on Friday for its…
Which band provides the theme music for Live At The Apollo?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Rare Monty Python pictures released
A new archive of photos and documents has been uncovered from the making of Monty…
Reviews
Rudi Lickwood’s Five Minutes To Shine
New act finals can be stressful enough for the inexperienced…
Live comedy picks
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Other news
West Didsbury gets a comedy festival
West Didsbury is to get its own comedy festival. More…
Comic Relief launches its own comedy club.
Comic Relief has launched its own comedy club. The…
Release date for Catherine Tate's Nan movie
Catherine Tate's Nan movie has been given an official release date – and…
Ireland's RTE launches new comedy competition
Irish broadcaster RTE has launched a hunt for new stand-up talent. The winner…
Last Of The Summer Wine's Pearl dies at 80
Juliette Kaplan, who played Last Of The Summer Wine battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw…
Sky One’s new comedy show Brassic has been sold to five countries around…
Australia gets its own Drunk History
Australia is to get its own version of Drunk History. Free-to-air broadcaster Network 10 has…
Stand-up and broadcaster Matt Richardson has announced a 2020 tour. In Imposter,…
Punching Up
How to get the Trump look
When it comes to impressions, attention to detail can mean going to the most extreme lengths. But when it comes to Donald Trump, his peculiar hair defies…
I've just been given these cards...
Tweets of the week Captcha In The Rye - the tale…
'My lungs look like the meat from a late-night kebab shop'
Stand-up Phil Ellis as the face of a public health…
The One With The Misconduct In The Workplace
They might be good Friends, but Rachel, Joey, Ross,…
Videos
Robot Chicken takes a visit to the Island of Recalled Toys in this new clip.
Everything featured in the animated sketch was a real product that was withdrawn from sale because it was inappropriate or dangerous for children.
Island of Recalled Toys
From Robot Chicken
Randy Rainbow song parody
Jonathan Ross's most embarrassing moment
As revealed on There's Something About Movies
'A very serious drama'