Revealed: Lolly Adefope's major new US TV role
This is what she's missing Edinburgh for
03/08/2018 … Lolly Adefope is to star opposite Saturday Night Live‘s Aidy Bryant in a new American comedy.
Fri 03 August 2018
First look at Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel
Biopic to get its world premiere at London Film Festival
03/08/2018 … Here’s the first look at Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel alongside John C Reilly as Oliver Hardy in a new movie about the enduring comedy duo.
Zach Zucker at Chortle's Fast Fringe
03/08/2018 … American comic Zach Zucker got into the World Cup spirit when he appeared at Chortle’s Fast Fringe last month.
Thu 02 August 2018
'It was just a head slowly appearing then disappearing out of a large bin'
The big ask: What is the weirdest Fringe show you have ever seen?
02/08/2018 … I was in a lunchtime show with five senior citizens.
How can we make the comedy circuit safer?
Some suggestions from our survey
02/08/2018 … Not insisting women on open mic nights stay til the end as these nights can run longer.
Abuse in comedy: Stand-ups share their stories
Trigger warning as they tell of harrowing experiences
02/08/2018 … Inevitably this section comes with a strong trigger warning.
One in four female comedians has been molested
Chortle survey reveals the extent of violence and harassment in the industry
02/08/2018 … More than a quarter of female comedians have been molested by their colleagues, a Chortle survey has discovered, and around one in 13 has been raped by a fellow…
A punter started fighting me to prove I wasn't blind
Chris McCausland recalls his most memorable gigs
02/08/2018 … Strangest audience member Probably the bloke who tried to punch me to prove that I wasn't blind.