The Comedy Terrorist returns
The best of the week's live comedy
21/12/2025 … The best of what's admittedly a quiet week in live comedy, picked from the 6,331 events Chortle currently has listed.
Latest News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Sun 21 December 2025
Sat 20 December 2025
© Channel 4 Greg Davies: Plans are afoot for Inbetweeners comeback
And he could return as Mr Gilbert
20/12/2025 … Greg Davies have confirmed that plans are afoot for an Inbetweeners comeback – dropping strong hints that he will be returning as Mr Gilbert.
© Netflix Dave Chappelle drops a surprise stand-up special
The Unstoppable out now on Netflix
20/12/2025 … Dave Chappelle has released a surprise stand-up special.
Fri 19 December 2025
David Walliams dropped by his publisher
Comic and writer 'strongly denies he has behaved inappropriately'
19/12/2025 … Publisher HarperCollins UK has dropped David Walliams from its roster – stating that it will not republishing any more of his bestselling children’s…
BBC responds to Robin Ince quitting Infinite Monkey Cage
'We have very clear expectations in relation to the use of social media'
19/12/2025 … The BBC has issued a formal response to Robin Ince’s decision to leave The Infinite Monkey Cage.
232 viewers complain over James Acaster's Saturday Kitchen 'rampage'
19/12/2025 … More than 200 people have complained about James Acaster pretending to trash the Saturday Kitchen set in a comedy rampage.
© BBC Studios Mandy down!
Diane Morgan's Christmas special pulled at the last minute
19/12/2025 … The Christmas special of Diane Morgan’s sitcom Mandy has been pulled from the schedules at the last minute.
Thu 18 December 2025
© Matt Crockett Angela Barnes to host an Archers live tour
Celebrating 75 years of the Radio 4 soap opera
18/12/2025 … Angela Barnes is to host a new live tour celebrating the 75th anniversary of Radio 4’s The Archers.