Laura Smyth and Jen Brister join Celebrity Hunted
Comedians to be pursued in next series
08/07/2025 … Comedians Laura Smyth and Jen Brister are to go on the run in the next series of Celebrity Hunted.
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Tue 08 July 2025
Mon 07 July 2025
Channel 4 travel show for stand-up Louise Young
With YouTuber Hayley Morris... and P&O Ferries
07/07/2025 … Comedian Louise Young and YouTuber Hayley Morris plan a trip to Europe on the hoof in a new Channel 4 travel show.
Reginald D Hunter in court over 'antisemitic' posts
Comedian accuses Jewish groups of trying to 'stifle dissent and satire'
07/07/2025 … Reginald D Hunter has been told he will have to wait until November to find out whether a prosecution against him for making allegedly antisemitic posts will…
New accolade for techs working at the Edinburgh Fringe
Elf Lyons funds a new category of the ISH awards
07/07/2025 … Technicians who run the sound and lights for Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows are to be honoured with their own award for the first time this year.
Sun 06 July 2025
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The best of the week's live comedy
06/07/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Lindsey Santoro gets her own Radio 4 series
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
06/07/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday July 7 I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE: Returns for its 83rd(!) series with…
Sat 05 July 2025
Michael Palin performs a Life Of Brian deleted scene
Monty Python star back on stage in his Sheffield hometown
05/07/2025 … Michael Palin performed a deleted scene from Life Of Brian yesterday, the first time he has delivered Monty Python material on stage in his Sheffield hometown for…
Fri 04 July 2025
BBC Sounds launches a platform for stand-up specials
Starting with Suzi Ruffell’s Snappy
04/07/2025 … Stand-up specials from some of Britain’s top comics are to be aired on BBC Sounds.