Some choice reviews from the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe
08/08/2020 … In lieu of any new Edinburgh Fringe shows, we continue our journey back through the reviews of Chortle editor Steve Bennett, this time looking at some of the picks…
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£9,000 raised after circuit veteran suffered a stroke
07/08/2020 … Comedians are rallying around fellow stand-up Simon Clayton after he suffered a stroke.
Big top swapped for open-air shows
07/08/2020 … This year’s Greenwich Comedy Festival will go ahead, organisers have announced, swapping the usual big top for a more Covid-safe open air spectacle.
How Chortle reviewed Dave Gorman, Johnny Vegas and the Boosh in 2000
07/08/2020 … BY CHORTLE EDITOR STEVE BENNETT I've been covering the Edinburgh Fringe for 20 years for Chortle, seeing nigh on 2,500 shows in that time - not to mention…
Lottery to see every show at the venue in 2021
07/08/2020 … The Pleasance has launched a prize draw to win a pair of free tickets to every show it hosts at next year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
New radio series to tell the story of sitcom phenomenon
07/08/2020 … The BBC is dramatising the story of how pioneering 1950s comedy series I Love Lucy came to conquer the American airwaves.
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