Bishop backs Al Porter
Clergyman calls for 'proper proportion' over groping allegations
02/01/2018 … A Catholic bishop has leapt to the defence of Irish comedian Al Porter.
Tue 02 January 2018
Where was Tommy Cooper born?
02/01/2018 … Welcome to our first weekly comedy trivia quiz of 2018.
Mon 01 January 2018
Netflix buys Ricky Gervais's next stand-up special
Even though he hasn't performed it yet
01/01/2018 … Netflix has brought Ricky Gervais’s next stand-up special after Humanity.
Netflix has Friends over
All ten series of the sitcom are now streaming
01/01/2018 … All ten series of Friends have landed on Netflix in the UK and Ireland.
Sun 31 December 2017
Chortle’s top ten stories of 2017
Based on what you were reading
31/12/2017 … In the last 12 months, Chortle has attracted just under 2.
Todd Barry: Spicy Honey
Netflix review by Steve Bennett
31/12/2017 … Whether Todd Barry’s new Netflix special, Spicy Honey, is a masterclass in comedy is open to debate.
© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian Time to go Inside No 9 again
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
31/12/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Sat 30 December 2017
Cally’s Beaton the others
Winner of this year’s Piccadilly new act title
30/12/2017 … Cally Beaton won the Piccadilly Comedy new act of the year contest last night.