John Mulrooney dies at 67
Comic took over Fox's Late Show from Joan Rivers
02/01/2026 … American stand-up and TV host John Mulrooney has died suddenly at his home in New York state at the age of 67.
Fri 02 January 2026
Tue 23 December 2025
Rob Auton to stream his Time Show for 24hours
Show repeated 25 times over a day, with commentary
23/12/2025 … Rob Auton is streaming his stand-up special The Time Show for 24 hours from 8am on December 28.
Thu 18 December 2025
Entries open for Best In Class 2025
Elevating working-class comedians
18/12/2025 … Applications are open for working-class comedians to take part in the Best In Class programme at next year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Leicester Square new comedian finalists named
...including a former BGT star
18/12/2025 … The finalists in the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year have been named.
Mon 15 December 2025
Who's in series 2 of Rosie Jones’s Out Of Order
15/12/2025 … Chortle can today reveal the guests taking part in the second series of Rosie Jones’s comedy panel show Out Of Order.
Fri 12 December 2025
Sky confirms Ted series 2
Seth MacFarlane comedy returning in March
12/12/2025 … Sky is to air the second season of Ted, the prequel to the films about a talking bear.
Wed 10 December 2025
Paul Whitehouse stages West End benefit gig
10/12/2025 … Paul Whitehouse has put together a West End charity gig, featuring many of his Fast Show co-stars.
© Beth Moar Return of scheme to finance a debut Fringe run
Scottish comics invited to apply now
10/12/2025 … A comedy producer is offering to fund one Scottish comedian’s debut at the Edinburgh Fringe for next year.