Bill Bailey is the Vaudevillian
The best of the week's live comedy
01/11/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,435 events Chortle currently has listed.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 01 November 2026
Who are the brains of the operation?
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
01/11/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
Sat 31 October 2026
John Bishop and Jason Byrne to film survival show
Comedians head to Patagonia with ex-special forces man Ray Goggin
31/10/2026 … John Bishop and Jason Byrne are making a television survival show in the wilds of Patagonia.
Fri 30 October 2026
© Trevor Leighton Laura Smyth cast in HBO's Harry Potter series
30/10/2026 … Comedian Laura Smyth has been cast in the new Harry Potter TV series.
Mark Watson creates a text adventure game
Demo of Main Character available now
30/10/2026 … Mark Watson has released the demo version of a game he’s co-written.
Carry On and Pink Panther actress Elke Sommer dies at 85
And 97 other film and TV credits
30/10/2026 … Elke Sommer, who appeared in Carry On Behind and The Pink Panther sequel A Shot In The Dark, has died at the age of 85.
Thu 29 October 2026
Tom Rosenthal to play Bertie Wooster
With Gavin & Stacey’s Adrian Scarborough as Jeeves in new stage produciton
29/10/2026 … Tom Rosenthal and Gavin & Stacey’s Adrian Scarborough are to play Jeeves and Wooster in a new stage comedy.
John Cleese to host charity screening of the Holy Grail
In aid of conservation charity Tusk
29/10/2026 … John Cleese is to host a one-off charity screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail in London.