Student award: Manchester poll opens
17/03/2016 … Voting has now opened for the People's Choice award for the Manchester leg of the Chortle Student Comedy award.
Thu 17 March 2016
24's Chloe does stand-up
One of scores of Fringe shows announced today
17/03/2016 … 24 star Mary Lynn Rajskub is to perform a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Mat Ricardo Everybody who was anybody wanted to be on the Paul Daniels show
Mat Ricardo pays personal tribute
17/03/2016 … In 1970, Paul Daniels got his first shot on TV.
© BBC/Lucky Giant/Todd Antony Doctor, doctor....
More details of BBC's Victorian medical comedy Quacks
17/03/2016 … The BBC has officially released details of Quacks, the comedy-drama set in the world of Victorian medicine which Chortle first reported in October last year.
Wed 16 March 2016
US pilot for Stephen Fry
Starring as an explorer in The Great Indoors
16/03/2016 … Stephen Fry could follow his comedy parter Hugh Laurie to US success.
Tue 15 March 2016
© BBC Sandi: I can't bear to listen to the News Quiz
She's never heard Miles Jupp host it
15/03/2016 … Sandi Toksvig has admitted she hasn’t listened to The News Quiz since Miles Jupp took over.