All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Channel 4/Avalon Probably without any Malcolm Tucker-style outbursts!
26/05/2026 … He’s probably best known for helping create the very sweary No10 spin doctor Malcolm Tucker.
Session with his Grim Tales collaborator Bob Baldwin
25/05/2026 … A treasure trove of previously unseen material from Rik Mayall’s career will be showcased at the second annual festival held in his honour.
© Channel 4 The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
24/05/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
24/05/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Golds for Darren Harriott, Mary Bourke, Adrian Edmondson and The Skewer
24/05/2026 … Shows from Darren Harriott, Mary Bourke and Adrian Edmondson were among the gold winners at the New York Festivals Radio Awards.
Comic Lee Ridley moves into kids' TV
24/05/2026 … Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley has written episodes of the new children's TV show Zog.
7ft actor was previously a bouncer
23/05/2026 … 30 Rock actor Grizzwald ‘Grizz’ Chapman has died at the age of 52.
She worked to keep comedian's legacy alive
22/05/2026 … Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty has died at the age of 70.
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