Chortle editor Steve Bennett's notes on this year's Edinburgh Fringe
16/08/2021 … It’s been a week since Nicola Sturgeon reluctantly, it seemed, relaxed social distancing rules indoors and allowed Edinburgh Fringe venues to operate at full…
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2021 … It’s a shame John Hegley only performed a handful of dates this Fringe - his first after a three-year gap – as his agreeable whimsy, distinctive comic…
Leicester Comedy Festival to release wordplay joke book
16/08/2021 … Organisers of the UK Pun Championship are to release a book of one-liners celebrating wordplay.
One & Six Zeros has a £1million jackpot
16/08/2021 … Dara O Briain is to host a new Channel 4 quiz show offering a £1million prize jackpot.
© ITV Can he beat the curse of the Soccer Aid penalty?
16/08/2021 … Lee Mack's attempts to get into shape for the Soccer Aid charity football match are to be documented on ITV.
Big gig at the London Palladium in November
16/08/2021 … Frank Skinner is to host another Absolute Radio Live comedy benefit at the London Palladium.
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2021 … Well, this is the best party Margaret Thatcher ever led.
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
15/08/2021 … To talk about lockdown or not? That’s the dilemma facing comedians, aware that audiences may well be seeking escape from all that.
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