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05/01/2025 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
2025 Archives
Sun 05 January 2025
New magazine for alternative comedy writing launched
Comedian Will BF is behind Chaff
05/01/2025 … Comedian Will BF has launched a magazine for alternative comedy writing.
Sat 04 January 2025
© Home Box Office, Inc The Franchise axed by HBO
No second series, despite all the comedy firepower behind it
04/01/2025 … Superhero movie satire The Franchise has not been renewed for a second series.
© Steve Ullathorne Nina Gilligan wins Comic's Comic award
Hayley Ellis best MC, and Janey Godley remembered
04/01/2025 … Nina Gilligan has been named best act in the 2024 Comic’s Comic Award.
Fri 03 January 2025
'My first gig, I stormed. The second was a bin fire'
Kate Cheka on some of her unforgettable moments in comedy
03/01/2025 … Kate Cheka, current holder of the Funny Women Stage Award and nominee for best newcomer in the 2024 Chortle Awards, brings her debut show A Messiah Comes to the…
© Toffee International Gavin & Stacey audience jumps to 18.5million
New record set as catch-up is included
03/01/2025 … The viewing figure for the Gavin & Stacey finale has swelled to 18.
How much richer is Peter Kay getting?
Tour takes a reported £27m a year, as his company assets rise
03/01/2025 … His comeback arena tour has reportedly grossed £27million for Peter Kay – though that doesn’t seem to have found its way to the comedian’s…
Thu 02 January 2025
Tim Harding's top 20 shows of 2024
A personal rundown of the year's best live comedy
02/01/2025 … Here are the best live comedy shows I saw in 2024, an otherwise best-forgotten era of indignity.