What country is stand-up Daliso Chaponda from?
07/01/2020 … Test your knowledge of some of the big comedy events of 2019 with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster…
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Tue 07 January 2020
A comedy landmark goes up in flames
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…
Thu 02 January 2020
The comics to watch in 2020
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…
Tue 31 December 2019
Revealed: Chortle's biggest stories of 2019
...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…
The most memorable comedy gigs of the 2010s
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.
Who won series 8 of Taskmaster?
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…
Mon 30 December 2019
From hysterical pandemonium to the sensitive and heart-rending... the top ten comedy gigs of 2019
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.
Fri 27 December 2019
This series is more upbeat... but it's not 'Richard Curtis' upbeat
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,…