John Bishop announces 2024 tour
27/11/2023 … John Bishop has announced a 57-date live tour for 2024, entitled Back At It.
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Mon 27 November 2023
Sun 26 November 2023
Peter Kay records a special Radio 2 show
Talking to Steve Wright about his new book
26/11/2023 … Peter Kay will be joining Steve Wright for a one-off Radio 2 Christmas special next week.
Can this man save theatre?
The best of the week's live comedy
26/11/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,105 events Chortle currently has listed.
Slapstick festival reveals its 20th line-up
With Michael Palin, Hugh Bonneville, Harry Hill and more
26/11/2023 … The Slapstick Festival - Europe’s biggest celebration of silent and classic screen comedy - has revealed the line-up of its 20th edition.
© Netflix Netflix showcases rising US stand-ups
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
26/11/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday November 26 RADIO DAYS: Woody Allen’s nostalgic comedy intertwines the…
Joe Lycett comes clean about his toilet stunt
All a ruse to highlight sewage dumping
26/11/2023 … If you thought there was a whiff of bullshit around Joe Lycett’s toilet stunt this week… turns out you were absolutely right.
Fri 24 November 2023
Michael Odewale announces debut tour
Thoughts on Shuffle to hit the road next autumn
24/11/2023 … Michael Odewale has announced his debut tour: Thoughts on Shuffle The comic will play ten dates across the UK next year, starting at the Firebug in Leicester…
Joe Lycett calls off his toilet podcast
...but is the comic up to something bigger?
24/11/2023 … Joe Lycett has called off the launch of his toilet-based podcast after a stunt to launch it went wrong.