Cabaret news

• James Acaster at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

  01-06-2026 16:45 via chortle.co.uk
  Review of a gig gone awry
  
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• Sky to air unseen Rik Mayall footage

  04-06-2026 12:52 via chortle.co.uk
  Feature-length documentary coming soon
  
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• New podcast from Adam Buxton

  04-06-2026 12:52 via chortle.co.uk
  'I had a lot of silliness that needed to get out'
  
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• Leicester Comedy Festival axes its outdoor gig

  04-06-2026 11:55 via chortle.co.uk
  ...amid row over money owed to comedians
  
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• Comedy's an art...

  04-06-2026 11:55 via chortle.co.uk
  National Gallery to host stand-ups
  
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• Julian Clary joins Celebrity Gogglebox

  03-06-2026 21:38 via chortle.co.uk
  Paired with Nigel Havers
  
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• Edinburgh Fringe gets a new award just for Scottish-based comics

  03-06-2026 16:36 via chortle.co.uk
  Just 5 out of 230 main comedy award nominees have ever been from north of the border
  
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• Revealed: Plans for a Red Dwarf animated series

  03-06-2026 14:21 via chortle.co.uk
  Co-creator Rob Grant had been working on the idea before his death
  
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• Why you should always do a Mike check...

  03-06-2026 13:13 via chortle.co.uk
  Punter mixes up Wozniak and Wazowski
  
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• Psychiatric report ordered into Peter Kay bomb hoax suspect

  03-06-2026 11:29 via chortle.co.uk
  Omar Majed tried to remove clothes during hearing
  
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• We need to save football from corruption and greed

  02-06-2026 13:34 via chortle.co.uk
  Kevin Bridges on his new show celebrating the best of the beautiful game
  
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• Katie-Rose Petley: Dirty Bitch

  23-05-2026 13:49 via chortle.co.uk
  Brighton Fringe comedy review
  
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• Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty dies at 70

  23-05-2026 01:07 via chortle.co.uk
  She worked to keep comedian's legacy alive
  
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• Why Stephen Colbert is one of the most important satirists in American history

  22-05-2026 11:48 via chortle.co.uk
  As his late-night show ends, Sophia A. McClennen reflects on the comedian's legacy
  
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• Alfie Moore wins top audio comedy award

  22-05-2026 11:48 via chortle.co.uk
  Comic strikes gold in the Arias for It's A Fair Cop
  
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• Jordan Jones: A Street Mattress Named Desire

  21-05-2026 16:58 via chortle.co.uk
  Brighton Fringe comedy review
  
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• Nanny

  21-05-2026 15:23 via chortle.co.uk
  Radio 4 play by Alana Ramsey and Lizzie Stables and directed by Sara Pascoe
  
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• Who's on Mock The Week this summer?

  21-05-2026 13:33 via chortle.co.uk
  TLC confirms guest line-up
  
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• The Winner Rolls It All

  21-05-2026 13:33 via chortle.co.uk
  Brighton Fringe comedy review
  
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• Vandals damage Terry Jones statue

  21-05-2026 00:24 via chortle.co.uk
  Just weeks after it was unveiled in Colwyn Bay
  
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• Katherine Parkinson: I was hospitalised in a brutal attack

  20-05-2026 20:13 via chortle.co.uk
  Comic actor's emotional revelation of assault after a show
  
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• I'm lightheaded, spent... and end up insulting some random Belgian bloke

  20-05-2026 17:21 via chortle.co.uk
  Extract from Paul Tonkinson's new book about ultra marathon running
  
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• Churchill's Urinal

  20-05-2026 16:12 via chortle.co.uk
  New satirical play from Rosie Holt
  
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• Rick and Morty movie in the works

  20-05-2026 11:46 via chortle.co.uk
  Show lynchpin attached to direct
  
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• It's a mad thing to tell a fat woman: ‘Be more lumpish’

  20-05-2026 11:00 via chortle.co.uk
  The cast of Make That Movie talk about Sam Campbell's new TV show
  
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• 'A bunch of scumbags from the comedy circuit managed to weasel their way into this show'

  20-05-2026 11:00 via chortle.co.uk
  Sam Campbell on Make That Movie
  
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• Five new names join North East comedy hall of fame

  19-05-2026 18:11 via chortle.co.uk
  Including Lost Voice Guy, Lauren Pattison and Anvil Springstien
  
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• Josh Widdicombe IS going to host Strictly

  19-05-2026 17:13 via chortle.co.uk
  BBC confirms comedian will be paired with Emma Willis and Johannes Radebe
  
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• Fin Taylor writes a tongue-in-cheek history book

  19-05-2026 17:13 via chortle.co.uk
  In the vein of his Fin Vs History podcast
  
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• Comic plans 12 gigs and three marathons in a day

  19-05-2026 16:28 via chortle.co.uk
  Raising money for the air ambulance that saved her life
  
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