All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Kim Traynor/CC BY-SA 2.0 Gilded Balloon takes over flagship building following pay row
11/02/2019 … Gilded Balloon is taking over the C Venues hub at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe following a row over staff exploitation.
In a BBC drama about the victims of Stephen Port
10/02/2019 … Stephen Merchant is to play real-life serial killer Stephen Port in a new BBC drama.
© C4 The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
10/02/2019 … The week’s best comedy on TV and radio.
© BBC 
...and the taxman didn't see a penny
09/02/2019 … Sir Ken Dodd left his long-term partner £27.
Bristol event cancels its 2020 gala, but nothing more
08/02/2019 … Bristol’s Slapstick Festival of vintage comedy has reassured fans that it is going strong, despite cancelling its gala for next year.
Minnie Driver's US comedy about a boy with cerebral palsy
08/02/2019 … Channel 4 has acquired all three seasons of the US comedy Speechless to air on E4.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.