More comics hit the road
03/09/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,392 events Chortle currently has listed.
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Sun 03 September 2023
© Owl TV A fresh angle for Mortimer & Whitehouse
Gone Fishing returns, and the best of the rest of the week's comedy on TV and radio
03/09/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Sunday September 3 THE REUNION: This week's episode - the 200th - brings together the…
Sat 02 September 2023
© BBC Bob Mortimer's new book to be called The Long Shoe
'About a bloke who's wife leaves him, but maybe she's been taken'
02/09/2023 … Bob Mortimer has revealed that his second novel will be a mystery, provisionally titled The Long Shoe.
Fri 01 September 2023
Lebanese comic arrested over jokes
Human rights groups condemn authorities for detaining Nour Hajjar
01/09/2023 … Lebanese authorities have arrested comedian Nour Hajjar over a joke he made five years ago, prompting widespread condemnation from human rights groups.
Thu 31 August 2023
Kiri Pritchard-McLean launches a comedy school
On her native Anglesey / Ynys Môn
31/08/2023 … Kiri Pritchard-McLean is opening a comedy school on her native Anglesey, or Ynys Môn.
Wed 30 August 2023
Where to get free tickets for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023
30/08/2023 … The BBC has revealed details of the heats of this year’s New Comedy Awards.
US talk show hosts unite for strike podcast
John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers are Strike Force Five
30/08/2023 … American talk-show hosts including John Oliver and Stephen Colbert have launched a podcast to support Hollywood’s striking writers.
© Jiksaw Ray Bradshaw announces 2024 tour
Doppelginger revolves around his 'generic' looks
30/08/2023 … Ray Bradshaw has announced a 36-date tour for next year, based on how he looks like a generic ginger bald man.