Win tickets to see Magic Goes Wrong
17/01/2022 … Magic Goes Wrong – the latest theatre show from the team behind stage hit The Play That Goes Wrong and BBC series The Goes Wrong Show – 'begins…
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Mon 17 January 2022
Wed 12 January 2022
'Stand-up helped me deal with my strokes'
Markus Birdman talks about his health issues
12/01/2022 … Stand-up Markus Birdman has spoken about how comedy helped him deal with the effects of suffering two strokes.
Tue 11 January 2022
© Harald Krichel/CC BY-SA 3.0 Which comedian sang backing vocals for Ed Sheeran?
11/01/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Thu 06 January 2022
Comedy's ones to watch for 2022
Promoters pick their most-tipped acts
06/01/2022 … Here is Chortle’s annual list of comedians tipped to do big things in the next 12 months - as nominated by those in the know.
Tue 04 January 2022
Who hosted Bullseye after Jim Bowen?
Put your comedy knowledge to the test with this quiz about quizzes
04/01/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC 'I feel quite dizzy watching a lot of modern comedies'
Interview with Toast Of London co-writer Arthur Mathews
04/01/2022 … Matt Berry returns to TV as larger-than-life actor Steven Toast tonight in the new series, Toast Of Tinseltown – now on BBC One six years after Toast…
Fri 31 December 2021
© John Manktelow/Plum Pictures From Johnny Vegas to offensive language
Chortle's 20 most-read news stories of 2021
31/12/2021 … Here are the most-read comedy news stories on Chortle of the past 12 months 1.
Wed 29 December 2021
© Christian Sayers When live comedy was illegal...
Chortle editor Steve Bennett on his ten most memorable gigs of 2021
29/12/2021 … Twelve months ago it seemed uncertain whether it would be possible to produce this annual list of my ten most memorable gigs.