Gig review from Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival
15/02/2015 … More people than ever are aware of Count Arthur Strong now he's on BBC One, but there is nothing quite like seeing the shambolic old cove live and unadulterated.
© BBC Fans' joy at screen appearance
15/02/2015 … Ted Robbins made an appearance on Phoenix Nights Live today – two weeks after collapsing on stage.
Highlights of the comedy week ahead...
15/02/2015 … If you like this page, you might want to follow our new ChortleNOW Twitter feed, which sends out alerts just before selected comedy shows are about to start on radio…
Lorcan Mullan on who should take a top telly job
13/02/2015 … It's the question on everyone's lips.
Review from Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival
13/02/2015 … The pun has a peculiar place in comedy - it's the only sort of joke that elicits a groan for disapproval, rather than silence.
TV pilot for Jack Docherty's Start/Stop
13/02/2015 … Jack Docherty is to pilot a BBC One sitcom about relationships, likened to a cross between Cold Feet and House of Cards.
© HBO John Oliver dissed ... by the president of Ecuador
13/02/2015 … As president of Ecuador, you might expect Rafael Correa to behave with statesmanlike dignity.
13/02/2015 … • 'Like all the best comedies, it doesn't make you laugh' Guardian TV critic Filipa Jodelka kinda misses the point when reviewing Better Call Saul.
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