Ed Gamble to host new panel show Unacceptable
With Richard Ayoade and Joanne McNally as team captains
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Omar Badawy is our second Chortle Hotshot
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Second series for revived Mock The Week
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Rosie Jones to make her film debut
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Lucy Porter writes a 'rallying cry' for middle-aged women
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Iain Stirling Chris Ramsey to record stand-up specials
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Junior Simpson diagnosed with dementia
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Eva Peroni makes the Chortle Student Comedy Award final
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Bernard Manning's Embassy Club to be demolished
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Richard Osman quits House Of Games
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Comedy Central renews three series
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Production starts on Colin From Accounts series 3
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Paul Smith’s last tour is to be released in more than 350 UK cinemas next month. Pablo…
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Features
How I learned that one performance will not define your career
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In which Bond film did Hugh Dennis play a scientist?
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Watch clips from the Chortle Hotshots Bristol showcase
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What is Rob Brydon's real surname?
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Videos
Amazon's Prime Video has released the trailer for the second series of Last One Laughing,
The series stars comedians Alan Carr, David Mitchell, Diane Morgan, Romesh Ranganathan, Amy Gledhill, Maisie Adam, Mel Giedroyc, Alan Carr, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sam Campbell and returning champ Bob Mortimer all trying to make each other laugh while maintaining a straight face themselves.
Jimmy Carr returns as host with Roisin Conaty as his deputy.
The first three episodes will launch on March 19, with episodes four and five launching on March 26 and the final episode airing on April 2.
Last One Laughing UK Season 2 trailer
Coming to Prime Video on March 19
Iran attacks and Jeffrey Epstein
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SNL on the US airstrikes on Iran
Hastily-written cold open sketch
Saturday Night Live cut-for-time sketch