Jimmy Carr announces second Netflix special
New stand-up show lands next month
Jimmy Carr has revealed that his second stand-up special is to be released on Netflix…
Mark Steel reckons Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright
The week's best live comedy.Monday February 18SOUTHAMPTON:…
Just putting Out There out there...
The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.Sunday February…
This week's comedy on demand.Larry Charles' Dangerous…
Chris Rock to direct Kenan Thompson comedy
Chris Rock is to direct the new TV comedy vehicle for…
NextUp to film three new stand-up specials
Stand-up streaming platform NextUp is to film three…
At last! Comedy Store has an all-female weekend bill
It has taken 40 years, but the Comedy Store has booked…
Second series for Radio 4's all-female panel show
Radio 4 has ordered a second series of its all-female topical panel show Where’s…
Ardal O'Hanlon joins Derry Girls
Ardal O’Hanlon is to make a guest appearance in the second series of…
Event to mark 25 years since Bill Hicks' death
Bill Hick’s life is to marked at an event in London to mark 25 years since…
Graham Norton and Alan Carr to judge RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
Graham Norton and Alan Carr are to become judges on the UK version of RuPaul’s…
Comedies in the running for Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2019
Car Share, Derry Girls, Inside No 9 and Lorna Martin and Sharon Horgan’s…
Fifth series for The Cold Swedish Winter
Radio 4 comedy The Cold Swedish Winter is to return for a fifth series. The…
Features
'There's a feeling of people not wanting jokes any more'
◼INTERVIEW BY JAY RICHARDSON 'I've been up for contempt of court,…
'So beautifully naive and full of joy'
Susannah Fielding will be co-starring with Alan Partridge in the new series of This…
‘The world has slightly realigned itself along Alan lines’
The overused phrase ‘long-awaited’ doesn’t seem to do justice to…
'More great lines in 30 seconds than some sitcoms manage in a season'
Sean McLoughlin is about to hit the road with his latest tour, Hail Mary. Before…
Who did Carrie Bradshaw marry?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format…
How do you write a comedy show in the midst of a tragedy?
I was asked in July of last year to write an article for Chortle about my upcoming…
Reviews
With a couple of notable exceptions, BBC One has tended…
Abigoliah Schamaun: Do You Know Who I Think I Am?
Abigoliah Schamaun brings a lot of swagger to her latest…
Live comedy picks
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Other news
Bath Komedia crowns its first 'comedy launchpad' winner
New comic Gareth Williams has won the first ‘Comedy…
Which comics are playing the 2019 Standon Calling festival?
Russell Kane and Angela Barnes are to headline the…
Judges announced for female writing award
The judges have been announced for the new Comedy Women in Print Prizes. Katy…
Rhod Gilbert extends Book Of John tour
Rhod Gilbert has extended his first tour in seven years. The comic has…
Kevin Bridges to host Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser
Kevin Bridges is to host this year’s comedy benefit for Teenage Cancer Trust…
BBC confirms air date for Tim Renkow's Jerk
Tim Renkow’s BBC Three comedy series Jerk is to land on iPlayer on February…
Second series for Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!
CBBC has ordered a second series of Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! from Beano…
Comedy Central revives Crank Yankers
America’s Comedy Central is reviving Crank Yankers, in which puppets re-enact…
Punching Up
The sketch title that Crackerjack censored
The history of children’s TV is full of urban myths about dirty jokes slipped past the censors – though most of them remain just myths. Certainly…
Tweets of the week:Never seen someone in a bobble hat…
The Day Today stars reunite... but only for dinner
The stars of The Day Today have reunited to mark their…
Can Michael McIntyre ward off flu?
They say laughter is the best medicine – and…
Videos
Here's the trailer for the forthcoming Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen comedy film Long Shot.
In it, Theron plays the US Secretary of State and Rogen a slobby, self-destructive journalist she used to babysit.
They reunite as adults, with the glamorous politician recruiting him to help write her speeches – and an unlikely romance starts to develop.
In the clip, O’Shea Jackson Jr's character tells Rogan's: 'It's Pretty Woman bu she's Richard Gere and you're Julia Roberts.'
The film is in UK cinemas on May 3.
Trailer for Long Shot
Romcom with Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen
Alec Baldwin's Trump declares a national emergency
Return to Saturday Night Live
From The Stand Up Sketch Show
For Valentine's Day...