'If ratings are important, Hitler was right'
15/02/2011 … Ben Elton has defended his struggling Australian sketch show, invoking the image of Hitler to attack his critics.
2011 Archives
Tue 15 February 2011
Chortle launches in Australia
New site in time for Adelaide Fringe
15/02/2011 … Chortle is expanding into Australia and New Zealand, with a new site launching today.
Mon 14 February 2011
ITV1 show seeks fresh stand-up talent
14/02/2011 … ITV1 is launching a new stand-up series aimed at giving new comedians their big break.
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14/02/2011 … CHRIS MORRIS won the Bafta for Outstanding Debut by a Writer, Director or Producer for Four Lions at the ceremony on Sunday night.
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14/02/2011 … THE Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook) has won Best Spoken Word Album at the Grammys, while Lewis Black won best comedy album for Stark Raving…
And we're off...
Student comedy contest heats up
14/02/2011 … The heats of the Chortle Student Comedy Award kick off this week.
A Tribute To Sir Norman Wisdom
Steve Bennett at the Leicester Comedy Festival event
14/02/2011 … A supporting actress from Waterloo Road warbling through showtunes, an organ voluntary, that camp bloke from the Airport reality show and a former backing singer…