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The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
28/12/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 28 December 2025
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© Marc Brenner Your last chance to peek Inside No9
28/12/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,239 events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 26 December 2025
© BBC/Merman/Natalie Seery 3.1million watch Amandaland Christmas special
Good showing for Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel too
26/12/2025 … The Amandaland Christmas special and Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel made the top ten most popular TV shows on Christmas Day.
Tue 23 December 2025
© Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand faces two new charges
Fresh accusations of rape and sexual assault
23/12/2025 … Russell Brand has been charged with another count of rape and another count of sexual assault.
Judge throws out anti-semitism case against Reginald D Hunter
Campaigners were trying to get the comedian cancelled
23/12/2025 … A judge has thrown out a case against Reginald D Hunter brought by the Campaign Against Antisemitism.
Rob Auton to stream his Time Show for 24hours
Show repeated 25 times over a day, with commentary
23/12/2025 … Rob Auton is streaming his stand-up special The Time Show for 24 hours from 8am on December 28.
© Netflix / Matt Crockett Ricky Gervais’s coffers swell by £1.5million
According to the latest accounts for one of his companies
23/12/2025 … Ricky Gervais’s main company saw its value grow by £1.
© BBC Iain Stirling scoops Celebrity MasterChef’
'He’s cooking food of the people'
23/12/2025 … Iain Stirling was named Celebrity MasterChef’s Christmas champion last night by judges Grace Dent and John Torode.