Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots showcase at the Gaffe Comedy Club in ...

The Police frontman was tormented by a punk song that was a hit for Shuttleworth’s creator Graham Fellows back in 1978. Recorded under the name and title Jilted John, the track was famous for its ...

Jessie Nixon has been picked as Chortle’s fifth Hotshot, ahead of her Edinburgh Fringe debut this summer. The comic has previously made the final of Funny Women and the Leicester Comedian Of The Year, ...

Louis CK is returning to the UK for five nights of shows next year. Although the comic’s projects were all cancelled following the sexual misconduct exposed by the New York Times in 2017, he has ...

Rebecca Front is launching a podcast in which she chats to co-stars and famous friends about the people who influenced her most. Three People launches on Tuesday with an interview with Armando ...

South African-New Zealand comedian Urzila Carlson has announced a 2025 UK tour. You Don't Say will kick off in Leeds on November 5 with 16 British dates, including the London Palladium, and one in ...

James Acaster and Ed Gamble have pulled of a coup for their Off Menu podcast – securing Robert De Niro as a guest. The Hollywood legend’s episode is out today, with the star sharing stories about food ...

Durham is getting a one-day comedy festival. Stevie Martin (pictured), Dan Tiernan, Chris Cantrill, Amy Annette, Joe Kent-Walters and Lorna Rose Treen are among the comedians performing on the May 26 ...

The star of BBC Radio 4's Dead Ringers and BBC One's The Impressions Show follows up his 2018 sell-out Fringe residency with a brand-new hour of comedy and music. Join Jon as he conjures up an array ...

…a local comedy club on the Isle of Wight. The stand-up – who presents the Fox game show Who the Bleep Is That? and has two top 10 comedy album to his name – will be playing Ryde’s Ballyrags Comedy ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. This week's theme is sci-fi. Good luck!

Leo Reich is to star in his own Channel 4 comedy series. The comedian has written and created It Gets Worse – and will also star as one og three best friends from uni and dysfunctional roommates now ...