Octopus Energy bungs Leicester Comedy Festival a few squid
...as comedians perform for their staff meetings
10/08/2020 … The 700-plus employees of Octopus Energy are getting comedy performances as part of their weekly staff meeting.
2020 Archives
Mon 10 August 2020
HBO snaps up George Carlin documentary
10/08/2020 … HBO has ordered a two-part documentary about American comedy legend George Carlin from Judd Apatow.
Michael McIntyre makes his Fringe debut... and we gave him 2 stars!
Some choice reviews from the 2003 Edinburgh festival
10/08/2020 … Today we travel to 2003 to look at some of Chortle's reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe - the year in which Demetri Martin took the Perrier and Gary…
This Country duo start work on their next show
Period comedy far removed from Kerry & Kurtan Mucklowe
10/08/2020 … This Country creators Daisy May and Charlie Cooper have started work on their next show - an historical comedy.
Escaping The Monotony
10/08/2020 … Jesse Cave and her sister Bebe have made a new sketch for Channel 4.
When is The Russell Howard Hour coming back?
Sky sets an air date for season 4
10/08/2020 … Sky One has set return date for The Russell Howard Hour.
Sun 09 August 2020
The year Peter Kay played the Edinburgh Fringe
Some choice reviews from the 2002 festival
09/08/2020 … Today we go back to look at some of the reviews Chortle editor Steve Bennett wrote for the 2002 Edinburgh Fringe; the year that Daniel Kitson won the Perrier and…
Eddie Izzard performs rooftop gigs
09/08/2020 … The week's best live comedy - yes, there is some! Sunday August 9 LONDON: Russell Howard brings the run of gigs at the Battersea Arts Centre courtyard…