My most memorable comedy gigs of 2023
A personal look back from Chortle editor Steve Bennett
28/12/2023 … This seemed like the year comedy returned to more-or-less normal given the turmoil of Covid, although some things are inevitably changing.
Thu 28 December 2023
Wed 27 December 2023
American comic Tom Smothers dies at 86
Half of the of the groundbreaking Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
27/12/2023 … American comic Tom Smothers, of the groundbreaking Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour TV show, died yesterday at the age of 86.
Could Benidorm be making a TV comeback?
Creator Derren Litten returns to writing
27/12/2023 … Hopes that Benidorm may return have been given a boost after creator Derren Litten announced his return to writing.
© BBC/Monumental 4.4m watch Ghosts finale
...and Mrs Brown's Boys audience rises
27/12/2023 … The Ghosts finale was one of the top ten most-watched shows on Christmas Day, outperforming the soaps.
Tue 26 December 2023
© Geralt/Pixabay That was 2023... how much do you remember?
Try our bumper end-of-year Tuesday Trivia Quiz
26/12/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 25 December 2023
© BBC/Passion Docs/Richard Davis Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Review of the Arena documentary
25/12/2023 … That we know how Caroline Aherne’s story ends so tragically early lends a poignancy to this touching documentary about her career and her troubles.
© BBC/Monumental Ghosts 2023 Christmas special
Review of the last ever episode
25/12/2023 … What an utterly charming way to end an utterly charming comedy.
Sun 24 December 2023
© BBC/Avalon Not Going Out 100th episode
Review of the Christmas special of Lee Mack's sitcom
24/12/2023 … A hundred episodes is quite some achievement for any UK sitcom.