
Racist jokes 'are OK'
Blacks, Muslims and gays deemed fair targets
28/02/2004 … Most Britons still think it's perfectly acceptable to joke about blacks, Muslims or gay people.
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Blacks, Muslims and gays deemed fair targets
28/02/2004 … Most Britons still think it's perfectly acceptable to joke about blacks, Muslims or gay people.
Canuk comic takes Hackney crown
28/02/2004 … Canadian actor Peter Aterman has won this year's Hackney Empire new act final.
Sean takes his tiny audience out for beer
28/02/2004 … Sean Hughes took his entire audience out for a pint when only 25 people turned up to see him.
Kay fans hit out at 'over-rated' tag
26/02/2004 … Peter Kay's fans and colleagues have hit back at a Chortle poll that named him the most over-rated comic around.
26/02/2004 … Lenny Henry has signed up the stars of 3 Non-Blondes to appear in his next BBC1 show.
Telly host's bid to conquer comedy
26/02/2004 … TV presenter Jenny Powell is to attempt to become a stand-up comic for a new ITV series.
Peter's stand-up to get C4 airing
26/02/2004 … Channel 4 is to broadcast Peter Kay's stand-up show this summer.
25/02/2004 … Les Dawson's previously unseen diaries are to be revealed in a TV show this spring.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.