Jennifer Saunders has revealed she and Dawn French once bought an ecstasy tablet to share – but it didn’t quite go to plan. Speaking on the first episode of The Claudia Winkleman Show, which airs on ...

Family Guy’s smart-talking evil genius toddler Stevie is to get his own spin-off show. America’s, Fox network has ordered two seasons of the show from Seth MacFarlane, which will focus on the ...

Here Chortle reviewer Mark Muldoon, who set up the award with the British Comedy Guide, talks to the comic about how overlooked Scottish comedians feel, his current tour show, Howling At The Moon, and ...

Comedian Kate Hammer has got train passengers to take part in a silly quiz to promote Glasgow International Comedy Festival. The stand-up asked travellers between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street to ...

Peacock is part of the same media group, Comcast, which owns NBC – the US broadcaster which has aired the sketch series for 51 years. The first episode will air in the UK on March 21.

Rhys James has announced a 40-date stand-up tour for 2026 and 2027.

John Tothill is to record a stand-up show for Radio 4. John Tothill Forgives Your Sins is described as a celebration of vices ‘making a case for debauchery, and absolving us of our sins’. The comic, ...

Glasgow-based comedian Christopher MacArthur-Boyd has been announced as the winner of the 2026 Next Big Thing award, created to recognise acts deserving more attention. The comic ...

Directly mining grief and other traumas for comedy is so commonplace now, it’s almost more noteworthy when a comedian doesn’t draw on such experiences.

Ed Gamble is to embark on a stand-up tour next year, with more than 60 dates planned across the UK. Fresh Hell opens at the Regent, Ipswich, on January 30, and includes four nights at the London ...

Amy Gledhill’s comedy pilot Toads is being developed into a full series, it has been reported. Channel 4 released a 13-minute version of the show as a Comedy Blap in 2024, and now industry website ...

Dara Ó Briain is piloting a new comedy show seeking the nation’s dullest people. The comic will be joined by guests including John Robins at a run-through of the programme – simply called Britain's ...