Hinge & Bracket's George Logan dies at 78
Tributes to a 'sharp, outrageous and wickedly witty trailblazer'
22/05/2023 … George Logan, who played Dr Evadne Hinge in enduring musical duo Hinge and Bracket has died at the aged 78.
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Room 101's back - and with Paul Merton hosting
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
21/05/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Monday May 22 THE CONNERS: The fifth season of the Roseanne spin-off comes to the UK, with all…
Remembering Gareth Richards
The best of the week's live comedy
21/05/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Sat 20 May 2023
Patrick Kielty takes over The Late Late Show
Comedian to host an Irish TV institution
20/05/2023 … Patrick Kielty is to take over as host of long-running Irish talk show The Late Late Show from September.
Pete Teckman named Not So New Comedian Of The Year
Annual contest for more seasoned circuit acts
20/05/2023 … Pete Teckman has won this year’s Not So New Comedian Of The Year competition.
Fri 19 May 2023
Staged series 3 coming to BBC One
New episodes were previously only available to BritBox subscribers
19/05/2023 … The third series of David Tennant and Michael Sheen’s hit show Staged is to air on BBC One.
© Matt Crockett Mark Watson's first memoirs to be published
Mortification is 'a professional confessional for comedy'
19/05/2023 … Mark Watson is to publish his first memoirs, following their previous release as an audiobook.
99 Club opens entries for its 2023 female & non-binary bursary
For comedians heading to the Edinburgh Fringe
19/05/2023 … Applications have opened for the bursary for female & non-binary comedians handed out by London’s 99 Club.