Radio 4 orders stand-up series from Jamie McDonald
About his experiences of being blind
11/08/2020 … Radio 4 has commissioned a new stand-up series from comedian Jamie MacDonald.
Tue 11 August 2020
© BBC On what floor of Grace Bros is the haberdashery department?
Test your comedy knowledge (and your memory of 70s sitcom theme tunes) in our weekly trivia quiz
11/08/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Russell Brand makes his solo Edinburgh debut
Some of Chortle's reviews from the 2004 Fringe
11/08/2020 … Our journey back through the reviews archive arrives in 2004, when unknown Will Adamsdale took the Perrier for his show Jackson's Way, and…
Second Radio 4 series for Darren Harriott
11/08/2020 … Radio 4 has ordered more episodes of Darren Harriott’s stand-up show Black Label.
Alan Carr to present Interior Design Masters
Taking over from Fearne Cotton on BBC Two show
11/08/2020 … Alan Carr is taking over from Fearne Cotton as presenter of BBC Two’s Interior Design Masters.
Mon 10 August 2020
Octopus Energy bungs Leicester Comedy Festival a few squid
...as comedians perform for their staff meetings
10/08/2020 … The 700-plus employees of Octopus Energy are getting comedy performances as part of their weekly staff meeting.
HBO snaps up George Carlin documentary
10/08/2020 … HBO has ordered a two-part documentary about American comedy legend George Carlin from Judd Apatow.
Michael McIntyre makes his Fringe debut... and we gave him 2 stars!
Some choice reviews from the 2003 Edinburgh festival
10/08/2020 … Today we travel to 2003 to look at some of Chortle's reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe - the year in which Demetri Martin took the Perrier and Gary…