Aaron Chen comes to the UK
The best of the week's live comedy
08/06/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 08 June 2025
Sat 07 June 2025
Dawn French apologises for Gaza post
'My intention was NEVER to mock, or dismiss, or diminish the horror of October 7'
07/06/2025 … Dawn French has 'unreservedly' apologised after she was accused of making light of Hamas's October 7 terror attacks on Israel.
Fri 06 June 2025
'Ministers will do everything to support the comedy industry'
Pledge from Commons Leader Lucy Powell
06/06/2025 … Ministers ‘will do everything to support’ the British comedy industry, the Leader of House Of Commons has pledged.
A Comedy Army to tackle homelessness
Industry comes together for a major day of action
06/06/2025 … Comedians are coming together for a day of action to highlight the homelessness crisis.
Glenn Moore’s Almanac to return
Second series for Radio 4 comedy
06/06/2025 … Glenn Moore is making a second episode of his Radio 4 show The first series of Glenn Moore’s Almanac ran in 2023, with four episodes liking major…
© Stuart Hogben Greenwich Comedy Festival announces 2025 line-up
Stand-up A-listers include Ed Gamble, Frankie Boyle and Phil Wang
06/06/2025 … The Greenwich Comedy Festival has announced the line-up for this year’s event, being held in a marquee in the Old Royal Naval College.
Thu 05 June 2025
Writers: Have your scripts performed by pro comedians
Call-out from Edinburgh Fringe show
05/06/2025 … Writers are invited to submit their comedy scripts to a Fringe show that will stage their work with a cast of top comedians.
© BBC Unearthed: Scripts Galton and Simpson wrote for the Goons
Discovery in legendary writers' archives
05/06/2025 … Previously unknown material that legendary comedy writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson created for The Goon Show has been unearthed in their archive.