Sunday’s Oscars night – the perfect evening for star-spotting. And Foil Arms and Hog have taken that literally with their new sketch in which a father takes his son ...

Rhys has made a discovery that could fix everything. It's been staring him in the face the whole time, in a mirror held behind his head. If he can ignore his own problems for long enough, he might ...

Rhys James has announced a 40-date stand-up tour for 2026 and 2027.

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 ...

Here Chortle reviewer Mark Muldoon, who set up the award with the British Comedy Guide, talks to the comic about how overlooked Scottish comedians feel, his current tour show, Howling At The Moon, and ...

Family Guy’s smart-talking evil genius toddler Stevie is to get his own spin-off show. America’s, Fox network has ordered two seasons of the show from Seth MacFarlane, which will focus on the ...

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, ...

Jennifer Saunders has revealed she and Dawn French once bought an ecstasy tablet to share – but it didn’t quite go to plan. Speaking on the first episode of The Claudia Winkleman Show, which airs on ...

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 ...

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 ...