Finalists and judges announced for LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year
Talent hunt culminates in Clapham Grand gig
30/05/2022 … Finalists have been announced for this year’s LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year.
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The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
29/05/2022 … Here’s our pick of the limited number of comedy programmes on TV, radio and on demand in this pre-jubilee week.
London gets a Middle Eastern comedy festival
29/05/2022 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Fri 27 May 2022
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Festival announces more comedy names
27/05/2022 … Frankie Boyle and Reginald D Hunter are to headline the comedy arena at this year’s Latitude Festival.
Comedy industry 'optimistic' about the future
...according to a new snap survey
27/05/2022 … Two-thirds of those who work in the UK live comedy sector are optimistic about the future, a survey has found.
Chortle's Fast Fringe returns!
First names announced for London showcase
27/05/2022 … Chortle’s Fast Fringe is returning to London this summer – and it will also be live-streamed to those who can’t make it in person.
Ed Gamble to co-host Pointless
Comic named as one of Richard Osman's replacements
27/05/2022 … Ed Gamble is to replace Richard Osman as Alexander Armstrong’s sidekick on Pointless.
Phil Butler died of a blocked artery
Inquest concludes comedian passed from natural causes at 51
27/05/2022 … Comedian Phil Butler died as a result of a blocked artery, an inquest has heard.