Discover what’s happening in the comedy world
Below we’ve pooled the latest stand-up news articles from our favourite websites into one easy to read place. Sources include Chortle, The British Comedy Guide, The Guardian, The Velvet Onion and The Laugh Button. To read the full article, simply click the article title or image and you’ll be taken to the publisher’s website.
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Sky finds space for Armando Iannucci’s new comedy
The best of the week’s comedy on TV and radio […]
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The troll shebang…
The best of the week’s live comedy […]
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Fitz of laughter
The week’s best comedy on demand […]
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Steve Martin and Martin Short to produce series for Hulu
Comedy fans rejoice! Following their hit 2018 Netflix special An Evening You’ll Forget For the Rest of your Life, Steve… MORE Steve Martin and Martin Short to produce series for […]
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I won’t voice Apu again…
Hank Azaria steps aside following racism controversy […]
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Watch Raanan Hershberg make his late night debut on ‘Late Late Show with James Corden’
Raanan Hershberg made his late night stand-up debut as he swung by The Late Late Show with James Corden. Hershberg… MORE Watch Raanan Hershberg make his late night debut on ‘Late […]
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Popular web series ‘Hot Ones’ will be a game show on truTV
Get your milk ready because the wildly popular web series Hot Ones is being turned into a game show on… MORE Popular web series ‘Hot Ones’ will be a game show on truTV […]
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Todd Glass has a message for all you city planners
Todd Glass appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the other night to deliver his newest tight 5 via satellite from the… MORE Todd Glass has a message for all you city planners appeared first on […]
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Tom Basden: Sorry Thank You Please
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre, London […]
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Trygve Wakenshaw: ‘Funniest film? Ace Ventura but it’s NOT aged well’
The Kiwi comedian and mime on the things that make him laugh the mostThe Flat by the Umbilical Brothers. It’s timeless, perfectly formed, surprising, ridiculous, emotional. I would say, it is […]
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BBC Three pilots a comedy-drama about a stand-up
Created by Pure writer Kirsty Swain […]
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Les Dennis joins the Chortle Comedy Book Festival
Mammoth line-up this Sunday […]
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Britcoms join new US streaming service
Shows to appear on NBC’s Peacock […]
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Yes Minister star Derek Fowlds dies aged 82
Derek Fowlds, who played Bernard Woolley in political sitcom Yes Minister, has died aged 82. […]
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Yes Minister star Derek Fowlds dies at 82
Also known for Basil Brush and Heartbeat […]
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Full cast revealed for The Kemps: All True
Spoof Spandau Ballet documentary coming to BBC Four […]
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‘MacGruber’ series slated for NBC’s Peacock
After rumors have been swirling around for a bit that we might be getting a series, this morning it was… MORE ‘MacGruber’ series slated for NBC’s Peacock appeared first […]
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Frank Skinner: Showbiz review – statesman of standup shows no sign of stiffening
Garrick theatre, LondonHis scattergun style leaves little room for depth, but the veteran gagsmith is still wonderful company as he tackles middle ageThere’s a pleasure to watching Frank […]
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Documentary, ‘The Last Days of Richard Pryor’ airs tonight on ABC
Richard Pryor, among peers such as Lenny Bruce and George Carlin, is one of those guys who changed everything. There… MORE Documentary, ‘The Last Days of Richard Pryor’ airs […]
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The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel review – a magical fantasia
Wilton’s Music Hall, LondonA transatlantic voyage in 1910, with the silent stars onboard, is the basis of Told By An Idiot’s beguiling comedyCharlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel shared a boat […]