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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The semi-finalists have been announced for the 2025 Chortle Student Comedy Award. Aspiring stand-ups will appear in five showcases next month in the hope of following the likes of Joe Lycett, Phil ...

Two QI ‘elves’ have lauded a food-based podcast, Lunchbox Env– a sister for the hit No Such Thing As A Fish Manu Henriot and ...

Chris Ramsey is to go on tour in 2026 with his stand-up show Here Man. It will be his first solo tour since 20/20 – which toured the year after it was intended thanks to Covid – and which sold more ...

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 ...