Crowdfunding boost to make comedy reviewing more diverse
Extra backing for Chortle's initiative
08/03/2018 … A Chortle reader has set up a crowdfunding campaign to help our drive to increase the diversity of comedy reviewers at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Thu 08 March 2018
Putting the Al in FestivAl
Murray to headline Curious event
08/03/2018 … Al Murray is to headline the comedy line-up at this year’s Curious festival in the New Forest.
Police called in over Flo & Joan death threats
Vile abuse over Nationwide ads
08/03/2018 … Police have been called in after double act Flo and Joan have received death threats over their whimsical comedy songs.
Comics join BBC One's new primetime quiz
Tom Allen, London Hughes and Matthew Crosby to surprise the public
08/03/2018 … Comedians Tom Allen, London Hughes and Matthew Crosby have all been signed up for BBC One’s new Saturday night ‘pop-up’ quiz show.
Cardinal Burns are Status Quo
...in a new batch of Sky Urban Myths
08/03/2018 … Sketch duo Cardinal Burns play Status Quo in a new Urban Myth short about Live Aid.
The Smear fear...
Horror-comedy short with Nick Mohammed and Sophia Di Martino
08/03/2018 … Nick Mohammed and Flowers actress Sophia Di Martino star in a new horror-comedy about a woman going in for her first pap-smear test.
Wed 07 March 2018
John Oliver: I once worked for a crook
'He gave me £15,000 and a knife...'
07/03/2018 … John Oliver once worked for a man who fenced stolen kitchen equipment.