© Rachel Sherlock Sara Pascoe wins Jilly Cooper book award
Comedy Women In Print unveil their winners
03/11/2025 … Sara Pascoe’s debut novel has won a literary prize handed out in honour of the late Jilly Cooper.
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Mon 03 November 2025
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© BBC It hit our Bottom line!
Writers of a companion to the cult sitcom were left out of pocket by publisher's collapse
03/11/2025 … The authors of a book about Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson comedy Bottom were left thousands of pound out of pocket by the collapse of the publishing company that…
Mark Thomas to release a vinyl LP
..of his tour show Gaffa Tapes
03/11/2025 … Mark Thomas is to release his stand-up show Gaffa Tapes as a limited edition LP.
The Ballad Of Wallis Island up for five indie film awards
Recognition for Tim Key and Tom Basden’s movie
03/11/2025 … Tim Key and Tom Basden’s movie The Ballad Of Wallis Island has been nominated for five British Independent Film awards.
© Roughcut/X Josh Pugh starts filming his Channel 4 comedy
Playing a stepdad in Stepping Up
03/11/2025 … Filming has begun on Josh Pugh’s Channel 4 sitcom.
You Heard It Here First to return
Third series for Chris McCausland's panel show
03/11/2025 … Radio 4 has commissioned a third series of Chris McCausland's panel show You Heard It Here First.
Sun 02 November 2025
This Cruel Little Man is on tour...
The best of the week's live comedy
02/11/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,824 events Chortle currently has listed.
Scott Bennett's stand-up show hits Radio 4
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
02/11/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.