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The best of the week's live comedy
14/06/2026 … 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 14 June 2026
Sat 13 June 2026
'Stand-up should be banned' says city mayor
Crowd-work clips spark a huge backlash in Mumbai
13/06/2026 … The mayor of one of India's biggest cities has called for an all-out ban on stand-up after controversy surrounding one comic’s crowd work.
Fri 12 June 2026
Joel Dommett and Maisie Adam make a TV travel series
Channel 4 digital show is a tie-in with Boots
12/06/2026 … Joel Dommett and Maisie Adam have recorded a UK travelogue for Channel 4’s digital channels.
Thu 11 June 2026
Who's in Taskmaster series 22
Next line-up revealed as a new champion is crowned
11/06/2026 … The line-up has been revealed for the next run of Taskmaster, after series 21 ended on Channel 4 tonight.
© C4 The Windsors creator writes a Royal Family novel
Bert Tyler-Moore continues the soap opera...
11/06/2026 … The creator of Channel 4 comedy The Windsors has written a novel continuing his fictional account of the goings-on in the Royal Family.
© Iona Wolff Jack Whitehall pilots a comedy-based talk show
Katherine Ryan and Michelle Wolf filmed trial episode for Disney+
11/06/2026 … Jack Whitehall has piloted a talk show dedicated to the art and craft of stand-up.
© Channel 4 Could Taskmaster have been the next Strictly Come Dancing?
Plans were mooted for it to go to BBC One on Saturday nights
11/06/2026 … Taskmaster could have been a mainstream BBC show, airing after Strictly Come Dancing.
New podcast for Alistair Green and Rachel Stubbings
From Elis James and John Robins' production company
11/06/2026 … Comedians Alistair Green and Rachel Stubbings are launching a weekly podcast together, described by its hosts as 'aimless and often quite toxic chat from two…