Meet Chortle's new Fringe reviewers
Chosen through our initiative to find more diverse critics
29/03/2018 … Stephanie Lim has been chosen as Chortle’s new reviewer for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
2018 Archives
Thu 29 March 2018
Wannabe
29/03/2018 … In People Just Do Nothing, Lily Brazier plays Mich, the unselfaware, pushy mum trying to make her daughter Angel a star.
You can't make jokes about autism!
Calls to ban comedian's show about bringing up a child on the spectrum
29/03/2018 … Protestors are trying to censor a comedy show about autism – saying it amounts to mocking children with a disability.
Butt Dial
A 'crack'ing song from The Midnight Beast
29/03/2018 … Comedy band The Midnight Beast have released a new song, Butt Dial.
Daniel Kitson: It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later
Video on demand review by Stephanie Lim
29/03/2018 … The covenant between Daniel Kitson and his following is an exchange of narrative mastery for complete subservience – a bargain most are willing to make.
Terminator 2 just got Rick-rolled
Keith & Paddy Picture Show guest casting revealed, with Rick Astley and more...
29/03/2018 … We knew he was ‘never gonna give you up’… now it appears that those lyrics referred to his tireless pursuit of the T-800 Terminator.
Wed 28 March 2018
'A life-enhancing force of nature'
Tributes to Sir Ken at his Liverpool funeral
28/03/2018 … The people of Liverpool have joined stars of stage and screen to say 'tatty-bye' to Sir Ken Dodd today.
Meet the new Plebs cast member
Interview with Jonathan Pointing on joining the ITV2 comedy
28/03/2018 … Jon Pointing, who has something of a word-of-mouth hit at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, has joined the cast of ITV’s Ancient Roman comedy Plebs.