Nina Gilligan has been named best act in the 2024 Comic’s Comic Award. The accolade comes from her fellow professional comedians and comes after she was named North West Comedian Of The Year and ...

Superhero movie satire The Franchise has not been renewed for a second series. Armando Iannucci was one of the executive producers of the big-budget HBO comedy, whose stars include Himesh Patel, ...

The viewing figure for the Gavin & Stacey finale has swelled to 18.5million. Consolidated figures show the 12.3million viewers who tuned in live on Christmas Day have been joined by 5.2million ...

His comeback arena tour has reportedly grossed £27million for Peter Kay – though that doesn’t seem to have found its way to the comedian’s bottom line yet. Newly filed accounts from his personal ...

After studying drama at Loughborough University, Diane Spencer emigrated to New Zealand, where she started performing stand-up in November 2006. In 2009 she performed her first solo show, as well as ...

The French comic has been a significant rising star on the UK circuit for a few years now, but 2024 represented an evolution of her style. Of All People is a more honest, affecting show than ever ...

Scottish comedian Rachel Jackson was arrested at Nashville Airport after a sweary showdown with police, it has been revealed today. Footage of the 37-year-old’s altercation with police officers in ...

Stephen Fry has been knighted in the New Year honours. The comic and author has been recognised for services to mental health awareness, the environment and charity. He has been president of mental ...

Another year, another 250-plus comedy shows watched as editor of Chortle. Here’s my rundown of the most memorable of them. That’s not always the same as the best, but there’s usually a strong ...