© Hugo Glendinning Fawlty Towers play to air on TV
U&Gold grab the rights to John Cleese stage show
15/07/2025 … John Cleese's Fawlty Towers: The Play is to be screened on TV.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Tue 15 July 2025
© Hugo Glendinning 
Second survey into UK comedy sector launched
Comedians and industry workers urged to contribute
15/07/2025 … The second survey of the UK live comedy sector has been launched today.
'Cancelled' Louis CK to headline NY Comedy Festival
Shamed comic being welcomed back into the fold
15/07/2025 … Comedian Louis CK has been further welcomed back into the fold of the American comedy scene with two headline bookings at the New York Comedy Festival.
Mon 14 July 2025
Gilded Balloon relaunches Postcode Pals
Cheap tickets for Edinburgh residents
14/07/2025 … Edinburgh Fringe venue Gilded Balloon has launched its Postcode Pals scheme for a second year, offering local residents discounted festival tickets.
Sun 13 July 2025
Ash Atalla: I was expected to die
Comedy producer on his childhood polio, and letting Ricky Gervais joke about his disability
13/07/2025 … Ash Atalla has told of the difficulties for him and his family after a childhood bout of polio left him unable to walk.
© Amazon Bob Mortimer 'to return to Last One Laughing'
Series two is already in the can
13/07/2025 … He is surely one of the reasons the first series of LOL: Last One Laughing was such a success.
Putting the 'peng' in Penguins
The best of the week's live comedy
13/07/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC Scotland / Shakehaus BBC Scotland pilots two comedies
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
13/07/2025 … There's not much to report for comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week, just this.