New year, new tours
The best of the week's live comedy
08/01/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 08 January 2023
© C4 Mr & Mrs reimagined...
Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples and the rest of the week's comedy on TV and radio
08/01/2023 … The best of the week’s comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week… Monday January 9 RICHARD OSMAN’S HOUSE OF GAMES: Dave Johns represents…
'Stop calling me bigoted' says Graham Linehan
Comedy writer theatens to sue over Apple TV description
08/01/2023 … Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan says he may sue Apple TV for branding him ‘anti-transgender’.
Thu 05 January 2023
Second series for Comedy Central Live
Revealed: Which comedians are taking part
05/01/2023 … Stand-up showcase Comedy Central Live is to return for a second series.
Munya Chawawa pilots Channel 4 comedy show
Late-night sketch format for Taskmaster star
05/01/2023 … Munya Chawawa is piloting a sketch comedy show for Channel 4, it has been reported.
Wed 04 January 2023
Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe to host panel show about TV
New format being piloted next week
04/01/2023 … Could Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe together become the next Noel Edmonds? The comedians and podcasters are set to host a new panel show about TV called…
Tue 03 January 2023
BBC picks up Chris McCausland panel show
Full series of You Heard It Here First for Radio 4
03/01/2023 … The BBC has picked up Chris McCausland’s panel show about living in an ‘audio-only world’ for a full series.
Mon 02 January 2023
Kelly Monteith dies at 80
American stand-up who became a UK star in the 1980s
02/01/2023 … Kelly Monteith, the US comedian who became a British star in the early 1980s, has died at the age of 80.