2016 Archives
Thu 17 March 2016
© BBC/Comedy Unit Robert Florence & Iain Connell: Uncles
Gig review by Jay Richardson at the Glasgow comedy festival
17/03/2016 … Almost nothing was revealed in advance about this new show from Burnistoun creators Robert Florence and Iain Connell, yet Uncles greatly surpasses the expectations…
Student award: Manchester poll opens
17/03/2016 … Voting has now opened for the People's Choice award for the Manchester leg of the Chortle Student Comedy award.
24's Chloe does stand-up
One of scores of Fringe shows announced today
17/03/2016 … 24 star Mary Lynn Rajskub is to perform a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Mat Ricardo Everybody who was anybody wanted to be on the Paul Daniels show
Mat Ricardo pays personal tribute
17/03/2016 … In 1970, Paul Daniels got his first shot on TV.
© BBC/Lucky Giant/Todd Antony Doctor, doctor....
More details of BBC's Victorian medical comedy Quacks
17/03/2016 … The BBC has officially released details of Quacks, the comedy-drama set in the world of Victorian medicine which Chortle first reported in October last year.
Wed 16 March 2016
US pilot for Stephen Fry
Starring as an explorer in The Great Indoors
16/03/2016 … Stephen Fry could follow his comedy parter Hugh Laurie to US success.