All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Conflict of interest row over top PR’s links to Entertainment Now
19/08/2025 … One of the leading comedy publicists at the Edinburgh Fringe secretly owns an editorial website which publishes glowing reviews of her clients, Chortle can reveal.
© BBC/Happy Tramp North Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh return
19/08/2025 … Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh have started filming the second series of their sitcom Only Child this week.
Accolades handed out at the Edinburgh Fringe
18/08/2025 … Artwork for Alison Spittle and Jessica Aszkenasy’s shows have won the Comedy Poster Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.
...but it was rejected for being sexist
18/08/2025 … Ricky Gervais once submitted a sketch for Smack The Pony – but it was rejected for being too sexist.
18/08/2025 … Sir Billy Connolly has warned fans not to be taken in by scammers using artificial intelligence to impersonate him.
Highlands rescue team confirm they recovered comedian's body
18/08/2025 … Scottish comedian Gary Little died while hiking in the Highlands, it has been confirmed.
The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
17/08/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Tuesday August 19 JASPER CARROTT REMEMBERS.
17/08/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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