Sara Pascoe’s debut novel has won a literary prize handed out in honour of the late Jilly Cooper. The comedian's book Weirdo scooped a new accolade named in honour of the Rivals and Riders author – ...

Filming has begun on Josh Pugh ’s Channel 4 sitcom. Stepping Up. The comedian writes and stars in the six-part series, described as an ‘original take on the modern family dynamic’. He pays a stepdad, ...

Radio 4 has commissioned a third series of Chris McCausland 's panel show You Heard It Here First. In the show, the comic and Strictly winner explores what it’s like to live in an audio-only world, ...

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been making headline both sides of the Atlantic after being stripped of his titles and Royal Lodge residence. And on this week’s Have I Got News For You US, the panel ...

SCOTT BENNETT: BLOOD SUGAR BABY: An adaptation of the comic’s stand-up show about how his daughter fell ill with a rare genetic condition called congenital hyperinsulinism. Read our review of the live ...

The shortlist for the best joke of the Nottingham comedy festival have been announced, Chosen from gags submitted in advance by comics performing at the festival, which kicked off on Friday, hey are: ...

Michael McIntyre’s wealth grew £2million last year, Companies House documents show. His company, Breachcroft Ltd, was sitting on assets of £6.88million last October – up from £4.9million 12 months ...

The broadcaster has announced that the 2022 spoof, written by and starring Kieran Hodgson alongside Emma Sidi, Munya Chawawa, Jenny Bede and Harry Enfield will henceforth be known as Andrew: The ...

Lewis Hamilton has his sights set on making a sitcom. The driving ace has his own production company, Dawn Apollo Films, which contributed to the recent F1 film starring Brad Pitt. And in a new ...

The statue of Terry Jones as the nude organist from Monty Python’s Flying Circus is to be unveiled on April 25, it has been announced. It comes after comedy fans from around the world donated £120,000 ...

Fjord, the spoof Norwegian Eurodance legends created by comedy duo Giants, are releasing their first album – and Chortle can share an exclusive first track.

More than 100 listeners have complained to the BBC about the swearing in Call Jonathan Pie. The comedy show featuring the broadcaster alter-ego of performer Tom Walker originally aired on Radio 4 at ...