'He sounds like a hipster shaman'
Chris Martin's Perfect Playlist
24/08/2017 … Chris Martin selects his comedy favourites.
Thu 24 August 2017
Alan Partridge to straddle the BBC
New shows for BBC One and BBC Two
24/08/2017 … Alan Partridge will be back on both BBC One and BBC Two, the Corporation has confirmed.
Pushing all the right buttons
New BBC One gameshow from Alex Horne
24/08/2017 … Comedian Alex Horne has created a new entertainment format for BBC One.
Jessica Fostekew: The Silence of the Nans
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Jay Richardson
24/08/2017 … Anyone who reckons the Edinburgh Fringe is a self-contained bubble of narrow opinion ought to try a cruise ship.
Arna Spek: Museum Piece
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
24/08/2017 … This is not a show.
What a good Knight
Comic Mandy wins a 'spirit of the Fringe' award
24/08/2017 … Comedian Mandy Knight has won a ‘spirit of the Fringe’ award – despite not being officially part of the festival programme.
Chewing Gum scoops Broadcast award
...days after its end was announced
24/08/2017 … E4 comedy Chewing Gum has scooped a major broadcasting award, just days after it was revealed that creator Michaela Coel had pulled the plug on the show.
Caroline Mabey at Chortle's Fast Fringe
From her Edinburgh show Quetzals
24/08/2017 … Comedian Caroline Mabey says she uses online Scrabble like a dating app.