Adam Hills gets an MBE
31/12/2021 … Adam Hills has been made an MBE in the New Year Honour list.
2021 Archives
Fri 31 December 2021
Betty White dies at 99
'I thought she would live forever'
31/12/2021 … Golden Girls star Betty White has died just two weeks short of her 100th birthday.
© John Manktelow/Plum Pictures From Johnny Vegas to offensive language
Chortle's 20 most-read news stories of 2021
31/12/2021 … Here are the most-read comedy news stories on Chortle of the past 12 months 1.
The truth about Iron Man
31/12/2021 … Tweets of the week Love is finishing each other's sentences pic.
Rob Beckett pilots new primetime ITV show
Comic set to front new entertainment format
31/12/2021 … Rob Beckett is piloting his own comedy entertainment show for ITV.
Thu 30 December 2021
Three-way tie for the comedians' comedian of 2021
But no such divide in hailing Sean Lock's outstanding achievement
30/12/2021 … Three stand-ups have tied for the honour of being named the comics’ comic of 2021.
© alfiedrake768/Twitter Antivaxxer mob disrupts panto
Zealots 'terrified young children,' comic says
30/12/2021 … Comedy magician Pete Firman has hit out at antivaxxers who disrupted his pantomime performance yesterday.
Fans invited to Jethro's funeral
Cornish comic to be remembered at Truro Cathedral
30/12/2021 … Jethro’s funeral is to be held at his local cathedral, and fans are invited to pay tribute.