'It’s me against the world now'
Jay Richardson meets Jim Davidson
31/01/2011 … When black comic Matt Blaize first met Jim Davidson, he told him: ‘Every time you were on TV, I would dread going to school the next day because my life would…
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Mon 31 January 2011
Sun 16 January 2011
Leicester Comedy Festival Preview Show 2011 review
At De Montfort Hall, Leicester
16/01/2011 … The Leicester Comedy Festival normally pick a familiar name to front their gala Preview Show, using their celebrity to drum up that all-important publicity.
Tue 04 January 2011
'Her private life will surprise'
04/01/2011 … ‘There was more to Hattie Jacques than the public persona of the Carry On films – her private life will surprise.
Mon 03 January 2011
The best comedy on Spotify
Listen to stand-up albums for free
03/01/2011 … Oh no, not another bank holiday… But you could fill the time listening to comedy albums for free, thanks to legitimate music sharing website Spotify.
Wed 29 December 2010
You have been reading...
The 10 biggest comedy stories of 2010
29/12/2010 … What a year it’s been for comedy – and for Chortle.
Fri 17 December 2010
'If the ratings dip, the phone stops ringing'
Matt LeBlanc on his new role in Episodes
17/12/2010 … ‘It could have been the next Frasier, outshining even the hit sitcom which spawned it, but instead Friends spin-off Joey was a flop.
Wed 15 December 2010
Prepare for take-off
Matt Lucas and David Walliams on Come Fly With Me
15/12/2010 … Their catchphrases have become so ubiquitous that only this week right-wing columnist Richard Littlejohn used them to mock wheelchair-bound student campaigner Jody…
Fri 10 December 2010
Theatre review: Matilda at the RSC
With music and lyrics by Tim Minchin
10/12/2010 … Roald Dahl’s Matilda seems to be the musical Tim Minchin was born to write; an impishly playful comedy about the triumph of curiosity and intelligence over boorishness…