Scottish Comedian Of The Year 2009

Final reviewed

28/09/2009 … The Scottish Comedian Of The Year is unique in comedy competitions in that it imposes no ‘new act’ stipulation on its entrants.

Funny Women 2009 final

22/09/2009 … The usual – and not entirely unjustified – criticism about Funny Women is that it sets female comedians aside from the rest of the circuit: that it’s a marketing-driving…

Tommy Tiernan etc at the Greenwich Comedy Festival

Live review

11/09/2009 … You know you’re on to a good bill when Phil Nichol is your opener.

Mark Watson etc at the 100 Club

Live review

11/09/2009 … Quite some line-up at London’s 100 Club – infamously one of the Sex Pistols’ old haunts – including this year’s main Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, last…

party28

28/08/2009 … TOM BASDEN's play The Party has been awarded a Fringe First prize at Edinburgh.

I'm not saying my mother-in-law is litigious...

Comic sued over her gags

27/08/2009 … A comedian is being sued by her mother-in-law, for making her the butt of too many jokes.

Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists 2009

Watch them in action

27/08/2009 … Winner - Joe Lycett:Second place – Iain Stirling:Max Dickens:Laura Lexx:Sam Gore:Nicola Bolsover:Tom Rosenthal:Gabriel Ebulue:Mat Ewins:Laurie Blake:Dominic Cross:Will…

Free screening of Fringe film

Tickets for Chortle readers

26/08/2009 … A special screening of Peacock Season, the film about a reluctant comedian experiencing the highs and lows of the Edinburgh Fringe is to be screened at the festival…