Emma Sidi chooses her comedy favourites
20/08/2018 … Smack The Pony One of my ultimate comedy inspirations, I was addicted to this show as a kid and it is still what I think of as being the most ideal TV sketch comedy.
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
20/08/2018 … Lead Pencil claim to be the most anticipated kids’ show reunion on the Fringe.
© Twitter/Luke McQueen Luke McQueen camps out at Broadcasting House
20/08/2018 … Comedian Luke McQueen has been staging a series of fake protests in London and Edinburgh, urging people not to watch his forthcoming BBC Three show.
Tessa Waters at Chortle's Fast Fringe
20/08/2018 … Hula-hooping’s easier if the prop is imaginary, as Tessa Waters proved at Chortle’s Fast Fringe in London last month.
Accolade for Edinburgh Fringe show
20/08/2018 … Tania Edwards has been named winner of this year’s Amused Moose Comedy Award.
Simpsons store becomes an 'experience'
20/08/2018 … Springfield’s Kwik-E-Mart just got real.
© UKTV Dave/Martina Salvi Read all the top-rated gags here
20/08/2018 … Adam Rowe has scooped this year's Dave Joke Of The Fringe award.
The Big Ask: Has the 'spirit of the Fringe' been lost
19/08/2018 … I think there’s a problem with most arts festivals - they’re effectively subsidised money-wise by the artists, and especially the new and the young ones.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.