Another week, another eight comedy tours!
15/09/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,637 events Chortle currently has listed.
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Sun 15 September 2024
© UKTV/MindHouse Jamali meets the cults
The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
15/09/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Monday September 16 OUT OF ORDER: Rosie Jones’s panel show is back for a second…
© BBC Chris McCausland makes his Strictly debut
Comedian paired with pro Dianne Buswell
15/09/2024 … Chris McCausland has been paired with Dianne Buswell on Strictly Come Dancing.
Sat 14 September 2024
Second series for Rob Beckett’s Smart TV
Josh Widdicombe and Alison Hammond to return as team captains
14/09/2024 … Rob Beckett’s Smart TV will be returning to Sky Max for a second series, the broadcaster has announced, Josh Widdicombe and Alison Hammond…
Fri 13 September 2024
© Jiksaw Fake social media post brings out the bigots
Rosie Jones and Eddie Izzard used as unwitting hate-bait
13/09/2024 … Bigots have been triggered by a fake online poll saying that Rosie Jones has come top of a list of funniest British female comedians, followed…
Connor Burns and Sophie Duker join New York Comedy Festival
13/09/2024 … Connor Burns and Sophie Duker have joined the line-up of the New York Comedy Festival.
Thu 12 September 2024
© CNN/Hat Trick First guests announced for America's Have I Got News For You
Comedy panel show launches on CNN this weekend
12/09/2024 … The first guests have been announced for the US version of Have I Got News For You as it prepares to make its debut on Saturday night.
Comedy actor Kenneth Cope dies at 93
Credits include Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Coronation Street and Carry On
12/09/2024 … Kenneth Cope, who starred in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and appeared in several Carry On films, has died at the age of 93.