Stewart Lee has written an introduction to a forthcoming book about legendary musician Lee Hazlewood. Lee, Myself & I, by Berlin-based journalist Wyndham Wallace, is due to be published on May 19... more
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Did Eddie Murphy make a comeback appearance in Los Angeles last night or didn't he?Reports said that Murphy did his first gig for over two decades at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Chortle said... more
Legendary US comedian Jackie Mason is returning to the UK for three gigs this June. The veteran comic will be at the Adelphi Theatre in London from June 1 - 3.Mason's new show will be an evening of... more
Bill Bailey has announced a London run for his latest tour Limboland. Having performed the show in Australia and New Zealand and following a UK tour he takes up residence at the Vaudeville Theatre in... more
It has been a big night for comedy awards. As well as Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Awards being handed out in Leicester, the Chortle Awards have been handed out in London in a ceremony hosted by... more
The winners of Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2015 have been announced this evening at a ceremony at the Grand Hotel in Leicester. The Legend of Comedy Award, which is voted for by... more
Piers Morgan has become involved in a heated Twitter argument with a number of major comedians this evening following his remarks about this year's Comic Relief.Earlier this evening Morgan tweeted... more
Full details have been announced of the new sci-fi project featuring Trevor & Simon and former Dr Who star Sophie Aldred. It is a new fan-funded comedy sci-fi audio adventure... more
Daniel Kitson's trial runs for his new show Polyphony will go ahead at the Battersea Arts Centre from Monday as planned, despite the Grand Hall and the Lower Hall being destroyed by a fire on Friday... more
Jenny Eclair has announced a new UK tour starting on September 25 at Reading South Street and continuing into 2016. The tour is entitled How To Be A Middle-Aged Woman (Without Going Insane).The press... more
