Elf Lyons wins Sky Arts award
Over fellow nominees Jen Brister and Sarah Keyworth
17/09/2025 … Elf Lyons has won this year’s Sky Arts award for comedy.
2025 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 17 September 2025
Tue 16 September 2025
Nick Offerman announces UK dates
'Part comedy, part campfire philosophy, part woodworking tutorial gone rogue’
16/09/2025 … Parks and Rec star Nick Offerman has announced a short UK tour offering ‘songs, stories and slightly unhinged wisdom’ The tour is inspired by his…
© Nick Rutter Rob Brydon to host new prime-time ITV quiz show
The Floor follows US version with Rob Lowe
16/09/2025 … Rob Brydon is to host a new prime-time ITV quiz show called The Floor.
Mon 15 September 2025
Revealed: The best reviewed comedy shows of the 2025 Fringe
John Robertson's The Dark Room tops the analysis of Edinburgh critiques
15/09/2025 … John Robertson's The Dark Room was the best reviewed show of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, according to new analysis.
© Rob Parfitt / Channel 4 Mitchell and Webb is C4's biggest comedy hit in seven years
1.8m viewers in the first week
15/09/2025 … Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping has become Channel 4’s most successful scripted comedy debut in seven years.
Absolute Radio Live announces its 2025 line-up
Raising money for Prostate Cancer UK.
15/09/2025 … The A-list line-up has been announced for this year’s Absolute Radio Live comedy benefit.
Barry from Watford announces his first tour
Alex Lowe's 92-year-old alter-ego
15/09/2025 … Barry from Watford – the 92-year-old character who was a staple of Steve Wright’s Radio 2 show for a decade – is going out on his first…
Sun 14 September 2025
Emmanuel Sonubi shares his near-death experience
And the rest of the week's live comedy picks...
14/09/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 7,165 events Chortle currently has listed.