2015 Archives
Mon 02 March 2015
I swear on stage because of Lenny Bruce...
Mark Little chooses his Perfect Playlist
02/03/2015 … To be true to this exercise I am going to go back to 1979 when I did my first solo performance and seriously consider who were my masters – the guys who set me…
Book deal for Sara Pascoe
A ‘funny, feminist exploration of the female body’
02/03/2015 … Sara Pascoe is to write her first book – a 'funny, feminist exploration of the female body'.
Harry & Paul plan 25th anniversary show
...following the Story Of The Twos hit
02/03/2015 … Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are planning a new project after the success of The Story Of The Twos.
© BBC 'Mental health isn't a taboo subject any more'
Paul Whitehouse on his new show Nurse
02/03/2015 … At a press conference to launch his new bittersweet comedy, Nurse, Paul Whitehouse lets slip that he's had stents fitted to his arteries to help blood flow.
Sun 01 March 2015
20 gigs in 24hrs... Feeling Smug?
On the road for a comedy marathon
01/03/2015 … Mark Watson and his cohorts weren’t the only comedians doing a Comic Relief marathon this weekend.
There's a new Moone rising
01/03/2015 … If you like this, you might want to follow our new ChortleNOW Twitter feed, which sends out alerts just before selected comedy shows are about to start on radio…
27 hours later...
Watch highlights of Mark Watson's marathon challenge
01/03/2015 … Mark Watson’s 27-hour show came to an end at midnight last night, raising more than £78,000 for Comic Relief.