Munya Chawawa, Judi Love and Michelle De Swarte have been cast in Channel 4 comedy Schooled. The forthcoming six-part series was created by Delia-René Donaldson based on her experience working in ...

Voting has opened for this year’s Comedians’ Choice Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe. There will again be three awards: Best Show, Best Newcomer and Best Person, who can be a performer or off-stage hero ...

The stand-up from Antrim, Northern Ireland, takes home £250 for scooping the (Some Guy Called) Dave Joke of the Fringe title. The slightly tongue-in-cheek contest was launched by comic Will Mars in ...

Alex Prescot improvises some short songs based around audience members at Chortle’s Fast Fringe in this new clip. The comic also admits that playing the ukulele is ‘a bit of a red flag’ before sharing ...

Underbelly’s annual Big Brain Tumour Benefit last night raised £15,203 for cancer research. The one-off show was hosted by Ivo Graham and featured performances from David O’Doherty, Michelle Wolf ...

Russell Kane is making a new BBC podcast about Evil Animals. The six new episodes – launching next week – follow seven years of Evil Genius, in which the comedian and his guests reappraised the ...

His big news is that he ‘destroyed his life’ by walking away from a mortgage and an eight-year relationship, but he seems to have landed on his feet with a new partner who he takes an obvious pleasure ...

Anna Rae George and Fred Carver were jointly crowned winners of the 2025 Chortle Student Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe on Monday. Here are the sets of all the finalists, filmed at the Pleasance ...

Jamie D'Souza talks about phone addiction in this extract from his Edinburgh Fringe show Brownie. He also spoke about the lie that a wedding is the ‘best day of your life’ – and about using dice to ...

In terms of the styles of comedy on offer, this was probably one of the most diverse Chortle student finals yet. Comparing an analytical set written specifically about the competition with a whimsical ...

There are things to admire in Henry Whaley and Charlie Billingham’s double act, but ultimately Hot Concrete feels too much like too many other things to stand out. This spoof TV show purportedly marks ...

Peppy sketch group Behemoth have been given a slightly inappropriate late night timeslot at the Mash House, given that their vibe is often more Live & Kicking than Late’n’Live. With matching coloured ...