Ventnor Fringe announces its 2025 line-up
28/04/2025 … Ventnor Fringe, has unveiled its programme for this year’s festival – its 16th instalment.
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Mon 28 April 2025
End of the road for A League Of Their Own
Comedy sports quiz to end after 15 years and 20 seasons
28/04/2025 … Sky’s comedy sports quiz A League Of Their Own is to end after 15 years.
Ross Noble gets kidney infection
Comic forced to cancel tour shows
28/04/2025 … Ross Noble has been forced to reschedule a string of tour dates after picking up a kidney infection.
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton scoop comedy writing Bafta
Other awards for Taskmaster, Lucia Keskin and Richard Gadd
28/04/2025 … Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton has won this year’s Bafta for comedy writing for the final series of Inside No 9.
Sun 27 April 2025
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© Joel Dommett/Instagram Joel Dommett faints during London Marathon
27/04/2025 … Rob Deering failed to complete his 11th London Marathon today, saying his ‘body was not ready’ – while Joel Dommett pushed himself so much…
© Robyn Von Swank After 12 years, Sarah Silverman returns to the UK
27/04/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Taskmaster returns for series 19
And Man Like Mobeen's back - the best of the week's comedy on TV
27/04/2025 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday April 27 BRETT GOLDSTEIN: THE SECOND BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE The comedian's…
John Cleese blames 'woke' as Fish Called Wanda musical stalls
Fawlty Towers reboot also on hold
27/04/2025 … John Cleese says the planned Fish Called Wanda musical has stalled because of – what else? – woke.