Leicester Comedy Festival announces its 2025 nominees
27/02/2025 … The nominees have been announced for this year’s Leicester Comedy Festival Awards.
Thu 27 February 2025
Mark Steel extends his tour
Comedian talks about his cancer experiences in The Leopard In My House
27/02/2025 … Mark Steel has announced extra dates for his new tour, The Leopard In My House, which talks about his cancer diagnosis.
English Lord on a game show
27/02/2025 … The British aristocracy's privilege knows no bounds.
Chortle Awards
27/02/2025 … Awards handed out by this very website, usually in February or March, celebrating the best comedy of the previous 12 months, with the emphasis on live comedy.
Prime Video releases Last One Laughing UK trailer
With Jimmy Carr and a host of top comedians
27/02/2025 … The official trailer has been revealed for the UK version of Last One Laughing.
Wed 26 February 2025
Chortle Hotshots: See who performed in Bristol
26/02/2025 … Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots showcase at the Gaffe Comedy Club in Bristol on Tuesday night.
How John Shuttleworth gave Sting the hump
His song teased the Police frontman on the set of Quadrophenia
26/02/2025 … He’s the mildest-mannered musician you could envisage – but in a previous incarnation, John Shuttleworth made Sting’s life a misery.
Jessie Nixon is our fifth and final Hotshot
Comedian on her way to the Edinburgh Fringe
26/02/2025 … Jessie Nixon has been picked as Chortle’s fifth Hotshot, ahead of her Edinburgh Fringe debut this summer.