Last Of The Summer Wine's Pearl dies at 80
Juliette Kaplan had been fighting cancer
11/10/2019 … Juliette Kaplan, who played Last Of The Summer Wine battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw for 25 years has died at the age of 80.
2019 Archives
Fri 11 October 2019
Thu 10 October 2019
Brassic goes global
Sky comedy sold to five nations
10/10/2019 … Sky One’s new comedy show Brassic has been sold to five countries around the world.
In sickness and in health
Dave Cohen on the mental health issues surrounding comedy
10/10/2019 … This article was first published on Chortle last year, but as World Mental Health Day comes around again, Dave Cohen's thoughts on the toll a career…
Bobby Mair to host a spooky ITV2 reality show
'Facilitating murder is the job I was born to do'
10/10/2019 … Bobby Mair is to present a murder-mystery reality TV show in the run-up to Halloween.
A day in the life of Sting
10/10/2019 … Katy Wix has made a 'mellifluous and surreal' short film about a fictional day in the life of Sting.
Jennifer Saunders recreates the fake orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally
For There’s Something About Movies
10/10/2019 … Jennifer Saunders has recreated the famous fake orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally.
Rob and Romesh to host Royal Variety Performance
Flo & Joan, Kerry Godliman and Frank Skinner also on the bill
10/10/2019 … Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are to host this year’s Royal Variety Performance.
© BBC 'We ruined our old teacher's life. Sorry'
This Country duo used his real name in their comedy
10/10/2019 … The siblings behind BBC comedy This Country have apologised for making the life of one of their old teachers a misery – after using his real name in the show.