All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
© Robyn Von Swank ...as he complains about the lack of income from their old work
12/02/2024 … Eric Idle has exposed a rift in the Pythons, complaining that the troupe’s back catalogue doesn’t bring him as much money as people think.
Comic said she'd had the 'time of my life'
11/02/2024 … Lou Sanders has been eliminated from Dancing On Ice.
Former open mic circuit regular had been ill for a while
11/02/2024 … Darren Maskell, a familiar face on the open mic scene in London and the South East in the late 2000s and early 2010s, has died at the age of 37.
Not Dead Yet covers her comedy career and cancer diagnosis
11/02/2024 … Janey Godley is publishing her second autobiography this summer, about her comedy career and dealing with cancer.
...and the funniest teacher, too
11/02/2024 … The Beano has launched its annual competition to find Britain's funniest primary school class – and this time with a new category for the funniest teacher too.
Comic returns to an early stand-up show... and the rest of the week's live comedy picks
11/02/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,913 events Chortle currently has listed.
...and the week's other TV and radio picks
11/02/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday February 11 UNITED THINGDOM: A one-off sketch show featuring comedy performers…
Rowan Atkinson 'to film fourth spy comedy'
10/02/2024 … Rowan Atkinson will reportedly film a fourth Johnny English film this summer.
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