Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Koko played host to the Goons, Python and more
07/01/2020 … The London venue Koko, which was badly damaged in an overnight blaze, has rightly been hailed as a major landmark in the capital’s music scene, having played…
02/01/2020 … Who are the comedians you’ll be seeing more of in 2020? We asked a handful of business insiders – bookers, promoters and producers who witness hundreds…
...and they might not be what you expect
31/12/2019 … In the past year we’ve served up almost 10million pages of comedy news, opinions and listings – attracting a total of almost exactly 4million unique…
A personal look back from Chortle editor Steve Bennett
31/12/2019 … So much for the most memorable gigs of the year, as unveiled yesterday.
Test your memory of the comedy news of 2019
31/12/2019 … Test your knowledge of some of the big comedy events of 2019 with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster…
Chortle editor Steve Bennett looks back at his most memorable shows
30/12/2019 … As is tradition, here’s my look back at the ten most memorable comedy gigs of the last 12 months.
© Shiny Button The stars and creators of King Gary talk about their new BBC sitcom
27/12/2019 … Next year BBC One launches its new sitcom King Gary, following a successful pilot 12 months ago.
Karl Pilkington on the return of Sick Of It
27/12/2019 … Karl Pilkington returns to Sky One in a second series of Sick If It, playing a middle-aged man – also called Karl haunted by the voice inside his head,…
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