Micky Flanagan claims an O2 record
20/06/2023 … Micky Flanagan has a broken a record, for cramming a bigger audience into London’s O2 Arena than anybody else.
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Tue 20 June 2023
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Chortle backs new scheme for aspiring journalists
20/06/2023 … Fancy yourself as a comedy reviewer? Chortle is taking part in a new scheme to encourage aspiring arts journalists at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
© BBC Sitcom star Angela Thorne dies at 84
Marjory Frobisher in To The Manor Born
20/06/2023 … Angela Thorne, who played Marjory Frobisher in the BBC sitcom To The Manor Born, has died aged 84.
Every episode of Red Dwarf touches down on iPlayer
As do Gimme Gimme Gimme and Mister Winner.
20/06/2023 … Every episode of Red Dwarf has been added to BBC iPlayer – along with Kathy Burke sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme and Spencer Jones’s Mister Winner.
Mon 19 June 2023
Leigh Francis announces his first tour
See Keith Lemon, Avid Merrion and Myrtle in the flesh (or latex)
19/06/2023 … Leigh Francis has announced his first ever live tour, following ITV’s cancellation of Celebrity Juice after 14 years.
Curtain comes down on Staged
No more series of David Tennant and Michael Sheen comedy
19/06/2023 … David Tennant and Michael Sheen comedy Staged has ended after three series.
Sun 18 June 2023
© ITV New shows for Jayde Adams, Chris McCausland, Bridget Christie, Janey Godley and more
The week's best comedy on TV and radio
18/06/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Monday June 19 WONDERS OF THE WORLD I CAN'T SEE: In this new series, comedian Chris McCausland…
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The best of the week's live comedy
18/06/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.