Rhys James has announced a 40-date stand-up tour for 2026 and 2027. The blurb for the show, Chop Logic, claims that the comedian has made a discovery that could fix everything, adding: ‘It’s been ...

Christopher Macathur-Boyd was yesterday announced as winner of the Next Big Thing award, designed to showcase comedians most deserving of wider attention. Here Chortle reviewer Mark Muldoon, who set ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...

Matt Berry is to be the voice of this year's Oscars ceremony. The disembodied voice of the comic actor, who sent up voiceover work so comprehensively in Toast Of London, will be introducing presenters ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Maughan Lifetime Contribution Award: Charlotte Laidet, who will be stepping down as festivals and programme director at Big Difference Company, which runs the festival, after nine years. Michael ...