Chortle today launches the second year of our Hotshots initiative – offering support to comedians making their debuts at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe. Eligibility for this year’s scheme has also been ...

Amy Gledhill has revealed that she wrote her university dissertation about Richard Herring ’s stand-up show Hitler Moustache.

Romesh Ranganathan has told he nearly died after developing an addiction to eating chilli oil straight from the jar as a late-night treat.

Stuart Laws, Ian Smith and Katie Norris are also among the acts announced. The festival will include several gala performances, with all shows at Cedars Hall featuring British Sign Language ...

A host of familiar comedy faces including John Thomson, Jessica Knappett and Catherine Cohen have joined the cast of forthcoming Channel 4 sitcom Break Clause.

He has become one of British television’s most recognisable faces – but now Mo Gilligan has opened up about the hidden costs of success in both financial, and emotional terms.

Alan Carr is to front a new travelogue series featuring Jack Dee, Tom Allen and Joanne McNally. The show, apparently called the F*** It List, is being made for Prime Video and will revolve around ‘try ...

The Edinburgh Fringe box office opens today, with its first batch of shows. Although some venues put some tickets on sale earlier this week, this is the first day that the edfringe website will accept ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. Good luck!

According to Hollywood trade website Variety, Darby will star as Arthur Tillbrook, who is described as the ‘head of the family home, Hartford Park. Arthur is heir to a vast cheese empire but prefers ...

Catherine Cohen, is this week publishing her debut collection of poems, drawing on similar theme to her-stand up: life, relationships and the messy business of being a millennial.