The comics to watch in 2020
02/01/2020 … Who are the comedians you’ll be seeing more of in 2020? We asked a handful of business insiders – bookers, promoters and producers who witness hundreds…
Thu 02 January 2020
Wed 01 January 2020
Tommy Tiernan: Writing stand-up is 'hellishly difficult'
Comic admits he still finds it hard
01/01/2020 … He might make it look easy, but Tommy Tiernan says he finds writing stand-up 'hellishly difficult'.
© BBC/Monkey Kingdom Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
01/01/2020 … Like a middle-class Mrs Brown’s Boys, Miranda Hart's self-titled sitcom is usually considered a love-it-or-hate-it affair.
Jack and Michael Whitehall top Netflix's stand-up chart
Beating Kevin Hart into No2 in the UK
01/01/2020 … Jack Whitehall’s Christmas With My Father was most watched Netflix live comedy special in the UK in 2019.
Tue 31 December 2019
Revealed: Chortle's biggest stories of 2019
...and they might not be what you expect
31/12/2019 … In the past year we’ve served up almost 10million pages of comedy news, opinions and listings – attracting a total of almost exactly 4million unique…
The most memorable comedy gigs of the 2010s
A personal look back from Chortle editor Steve Bennett
31/12/2019 … So much for the most memorable gigs of the year, as unveiled yesterday.
Happy New Year from Tim Vine
31/12/2019 … Tim Vine wishes his fans happy new year in the latest episode of his weekly web series.
© GS TV Productions Ltd Gavin & Stacey tops catch-up ratings
Another 700,000 hours spent watching the Christmas special
31/12/2019 … The Gavin & Stacey Christmas special has boosted its record-breaking TV audience by becoming the most-watched programme on catch-up since it aired.