War of words over his 'limited vocabulary' when it comes to women
13/08/2020 … Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis has hit back at presenter Melanie Sykes, after she slammed his alter-ego for the way he treats women.
Word-based show Lingo seeks contestants
13/08/2020 … Citizen Khan star Adil Ray is to host a new ITV show based on word games.
Title track from his first studio album
13/08/2020 … Tim Minchin has released the title track from his first studio album, Apart Together.
Dumping Taskmaster didn't boost the CW's audience
12/08/2020 … The American network executives’ decision to axe Taskmaster after just one episode has had almost zero effect on their ratings.
© Markus Spiske/Pexels An AI bot is generating some fake titles and blurbs - but are they any weirder than the real thing?
12/08/2020 … There may not be an Edinburgh Fringe show this year, but hundreds of shows are still being generated.
Bidding war sparked by viral video
12/08/2020 … Will Smith’s 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air is set to be rebooted – as a gritty drama.
How well do Alex Murphy and Chris Walley know each other?
12/08/2020 … How well do Young Offenders creators Alex Murphy and Chris Walley know each other? That's what Normal People star Paul Mescal tries to find out in this new…
Some of Chortle's reviews from the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe
12/08/2020 … 2005 was the year in which Laura Solon achieved the Edinburgh dream - an unknown playing a pub back room with a show she had to put together at the last minute because…
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