Wellington Paranormal rises from the dead
Surprise fifth season for NZ mockumentary
05/08/2026 … New Zealand mockumentary Wellington Paranormal is to return after a five-year absence, Chortle can reveal.
2026 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Wed 05 August 2026
Mon 03 August 2026
Jimmy Cricket dies at 80
03/08/2026 … Veteran comedian Jimmy Cricket has died at the age of 80.
Aunty Donna's production firm makes its first film
Crime Casters starts shooting in Melbourne soon
03/08/2026 … The production company set up by Australian comedy troupe Aunty Donna is making its first feature film, a comedy thriller called Crime Casters.
Sun 02 August 2026
Comedian Tom Short offers free stand-up training
Would-be acts raise sponsorship for charity instead...
02/08/2026 … Comedian Tom Short has launched a series of free stand-up training sessions in aid of charity.
BBC buys Aussie comedy-drama He Had It Coming
Starring Big Mood’s Lydia West
02/08/2026 … The BBC is to air He Had It Coming, an Australian comedy-drama starring Big Mood’s Lydia West.
© Netflix From Ted Lasso to Ricky Gervias's sweary cats
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
02/08/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© Netflix Dave Chappelle's back in London
...and some comedy happens in Edinburgh – the pick of the week's gigs
02/08/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
© BBC Ellie Taylor 'to host Strictly: It Takes Two'
Producers reportedly said 'boring' spin-off needed a revamp
02/08/2026 … Ellie Taylor is to host the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two,It has been reported.