How I'm Alan Partridge was almost killed at birth
Writer Marber thought it was a terrible idea
27/12/2017 … Alan Partridge co-creator Patrick Marber almost put the kibosh on the sitcom that propelled the character to comedy royalty.
2017 Archives
Wed 27 December 2017
BBC orders Spencer Jones sitcom
Mister Winner picked up for full series
27/12/2017 … BBC One has ordered a full series of Mister Winner, the sitcom starring Spencer Jones as an accident-prone dolt.
Tue 26 December 2017
© BBC The Chortle Trivia Quiz of 2017
A special edition of our weekly diversion
26/12/2017 … Welcome to a special double-length quiz, testing your knowledge of some of the major comedy events of 2017.
Cassetteboy vs Broadchurch
26/12/2017 … Mash-up maestro Cassetteboy has released a new video, reimagining Broadchurch as a steamy romance between its stars Olivia Colman and David Tennant.
Jason Manford ties the knot
...and then heads straight out for a curry
26/12/2017 … Jason Manford has married his girlfriend Lucy Dyke.
© BBC Studios/Alan Peebles 6.8million watch Mrs Brown's Boys
Beaten only by the Queen on Christmas Day
26/12/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys was the most-watched show of Christmas Day after the Queen’s Speech.
Mon 25 December 2017
© BBC/Gary Moyes 300 Years Of French & Saunders
25/12/2017 … French and Saunders’ last TV show was a Christmas special in 2007, a compilation of old sketches with a soupçon of new material.
Sun 24 December 2017
Comics act out their film star fantasies
Big charity gig based on movie hits
24/12/2017 … Comedians are to pay homage to the top 50 films in a mammoth charity gig next year.