Get free tickets for the BBC New Comedy Awards
19/08/2025 … Free tickets have been release for the BBC New Comedy Awards regional heats, as well as details of the hosts and comedians on the judging panels.
2025 Archives
Tue 19 August 2025
Lulu Popplewell: Love Love
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2025 … It’s known in comedy circles that Lulu Popplewell has the best secret weapon in showbiz.
Revealed: The review website secretly owned by a Fringe publicist
Conflict of interest row over top PR’s links to Entertainment Now
19/08/2025 … One of the leading comedy publicists at the Edinburgh Fringe secretly owns an editorial website which publishes glowing reviews of her clients, Chortle can reveal.
Jacob Nussey: Primed
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
19/08/2025 … Whenever people learn Jacob Nussey works in an Amazon warehouse, the question is always the same: is it as bad they say? This is the long answer.
Emmanuel Sonubi on being bullied by his sisters
19/08/2025 … Emmanuel Sonubi talks about getting bullied by his five sisters in this clip from Comedy Central Live… and how the damage was psychological rather than…
Comedy promoter is Slimming World’s Man of the Year
James Garner lost 12stone 3lbs
19/08/2025 … A comedy promoter says losing more than 12 stone has given him the confidence to attend the Edinburgh Fringe to scout new talent for the first time.
© BBC/Happy Tramp North Filming starts on Only Child series two
Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh return
19/08/2025 … Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh have started filming the second series of their sitcom Only Child this week.
Mon 18 August 2025
Who won the 2025 Comedy Poster Awards
Accolades handed out at the Edinburgh Fringe
18/08/2025 … Artwork for Alison Spittle and Jessica Aszkenasy’s shows have won the Comedy Poster Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.