Here’s my annual list of the most memorable of the approximately 300 live comedy shows I saw this year, as editor of Chortle. It’s a different metric than ‘best’ – though thankfully none of the shows ...

D’Souza’s been bubbling under for a few years before coming out of the gates with this very strong set of likeable, low key PowerPoint stand-up. He may come across as mild-mannered on stage, but it ...

John Tothill and Fatiha El-Ghorri have taped a travel series around Scotland for Channel 4’s digital platforms. The show – Where To Next? – is a commercial tie-up with the VisitScotland tourist board ...

Cally Beaton has shared CCTV footage of thieves stealing her bag from beneath her table as she caught up with a friend in a London restaurant yesterday. One crook kicked the bag away without her ...

Dom Joly says he has been denied entry to the US because of his social media posts. The Trigger Happy TV creator revealed that he was denied his Esta – which allows entry into the country without a ...

We always made those sketches with real respect and affection for the show and its cast, so stepping onto the actual set for the first time was an especially strange experience. Although thinking ...

BEING Stanley Baxter: This hour-long tribute was scheduled to air today anyway, but is given added poignancy after the comedian died on December 11, at the age of 99. The film draws on rare archive ...

Test your knowledge of comedy in 2025 with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. Good luck!

LONDON: Barry & Tony – the alter-egos of alternative comedy faves Joz Norris and John-Luke Roberts – host a New Year's Eve Hootenanny, 24 hours early. They will be joined at the Bill Murray by guests ...

Here are Chortle's most-read comedy stories of 2025... MAY: We revealed the right-leaning TV channel was axing its daily round-up featuring predominantly ‘anti-woke’ comedians such as Leo Kearse, ...

Dawn French plays Debbie Fendon a ‘tinpot dictator’ who maintains the illusion that her husband William (Mark Heap) is dead, hiding him away in the loft for a few months until the life insurance pays ...

Clarke, 95, was the sole writer of all 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine, which at its peak had an audience of over 18 million viewers. Meanwhile Keeping Up Appearances has been the BBC's most ...