All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Comic says he'll be 'running the gauntlet of cancel culture'
04/12/2023 … Paddy McGuinness has announced his first UK tour since 2016, The comedian and TV host will perform 40 dates of his Nearly There show, starting in Blackburn…
The best of the week's live comedy
03/12/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,130 events Chortle currently has listed.
© Sky The week's best comedy on TV and radio
03/12/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday December 3 SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW: Desiree Burch, Nick Helm, Tez Ilyas and Sikisa…
© Remarkable TV Rounds tweaked for blind comedian Chris McCausland
03/12/2023 … Fans of Richard Osman’s House Of Games will notice some changes this week – as a few of the rounds have been tweaked to accommodate blind comic Chris…
Taking over from Claudia Winkelman, who's announced she's quitting
02/12/2023 … Romesh Ranganathan is to take over Radio 2's Saturday morning slot after Claudia Winkleman announced she will be stepping down.
© BBC Star of Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? and Still Open All Hours,
02/12/2023 … Brigit Forsyth, who starred in Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? and Still Open All Hours, has died at the age of 83.
01/12/2023 … Tony Allen – widely hailed as the godfather of alternative comedy – has died at the age of 78.
Comic fronts 'visualised podcast' for the BBC
01/12/2023 … Ed Gamble is to host an official companion programme for the next series of The Traitors.
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