© Kourey Angelo Fred Armisen hits the UK
The best of the week's live comedy
19/11/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 4,690 events Chortle currently has listed.
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Geoff Norcott organises a charity gig for men's causes
Male issues 'fail to get traction,' says comic
17/11/2023 … Geoff Norcott is organising a fundraising gig for male-specific charities next year.
© ITV/Hartswood Films Hugh Bonneville to star in new comedy-drama about cancel culture
With Karen Gillan in a script by Steven Moffat
17/11/2023 … Hugh Bonneville is to play a news presenter who finds himself at the sharp end of cancel culture in a new ITV comedy-drama.
© Baby Cow Gavin and Stacey's Alison Steadman writes her memoirs
'She's a born raconteur,' says her publisher
17/11/2023 … Gavin and Stacey star Alison Steadman is writing her memoirs.
© ITV/Baby Cow Second series for Alan Carr's Changing Ends
And the first season of the autobiographical comedy will air on ITV1 next year
17/11/2023 … ITV has ordered a second series of Alan Carr’s autobiographical comedy Changing Ends.
Joe Lycett launches a shit podcast
Gary Lineker is the first guest talking crap on Turdcast
17/11/2023 … Joe Lycett is launching a podcast in which celebrities share their ‘most satisfying, horrifying and frankly awful toilet stories’.
Thu 16 November 2023
© BBC Joe Wilkinson launches BBC football podcast
Trying to become mates with Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford
16/11/2023 … Joe Wilkinson is making a new BBC podcast to see if he can become friends with a professional footballer.
Mike Wozniak to host Radio 4 improv show
Wing It features Cariad Lloyd, Steen Raskopoulos, Josie Lawrence and Tom Mayo
16/11/2023 … Mike Wozniak is set to host a new improvised comedy show for Radio 4.