Ed Gamble to host new panel show Unacceptable
With Richard Ayoade and Joanne McNally as team captains
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Sam Serrano is Chortle's latest Hotshot
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Harry Enfield brings back his favourites
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Brian And Roger podcast heads to Radio 4
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Lucy Beaumont pilots travel show with her mum
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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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Features
The gig where I bought a bone phone
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The night AI stole my show
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How I learned that one performance will not define your career
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Reviews
Live comedy picks
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Videos
Here’s the video for Jazz Emu’s latest single, Here It Comes.
It comes from his new album, Sings: The Inimitable Sound of Archie Henderson which is out now on streaming services, or to buy from Bandcamp, priced £9.
The video features a number of familiar names from the comedy circuit including Catherine Bohart, Rob Carter and Ellen Robertson.
Here It Comes
by Jazz Emu
Introducing the cast
Retuning to the BBC this month