Chris Rock joins Fargo
Playing the head of a crime syndicae
04/08/2018 … Chris Rock has joined the cast of Fargo.
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Sat 04 August 2018
When the landlord's away the comics will play
04/08/2018 … The week's comedy on demand.
Another Sacha Baron Cohen project, another political row
Moroccan activists protest The Spy
04/08/2018 … It is almost par for the course for Sacha Baron Cohen, but the comic is at the centre of another possible diplomatic row.
Fri 03 August 2018
Revealed: Lolly Adefope's major new US TV role
This is what she's missing Edinburgh for
03/08/2018 … Lolly Adefope is to star opposite Saturday Night Live‘s Aidy Bryant in a new American comedy.
First look at Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel
Biopic to get its world premiere at London Film Festival
03/08/2018 … Here’s the first look at Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel alongside John C Reilly as Oliver Hardy in a new movie about the enduring comedy duo.
Thu 02 August 2018
How can we make the comedy circuit safer?
Some suggestions from our survey
02/08/2018 … Not insisting women on open mic nights stay til the end as these nights can run longer.
Abuse in comedy: Stand-ups share their stories
Trigger warning as they tell of harrowing experiences
02/08/2018 … Inevitably this section comes with a strong trigger warning.
One in four female comedians has been molested
Chortle survey reveals the extent of violence and harassment in the industry
02/08/2018 … More than a quarter of female comedians have been molested by their colleagues, a Chortle survey has discovered, and around one in 13 has been raped by a fellow…