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Some of Chortle's reviews from the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe
12/08/2020 … 2005 was the year in which Laura Solon achieved the Edinburgh dream - an unknown playing a pub back room with a show she had to put together at the last minute because…
© BBC Test your comedy knowledge (and your memory of 70s sitcom theme tunes) in our weekly trivia quiz
11/08/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Some of Chortle's reviews from the 2004 Fringe
11/08/2020 … Our journey back through the reviews archive arrives in 2004, when unknown Will Adamsdale took the Perrier for his show Jackson's Way, and…
Some choice reviews from the 2003 Edinburgh festival
10/08/2020 … Today we travel to 2003 to look at some of Chortle's reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe - the year in which Demetri Martin took the Perrier and Gary…
Some choice reviews from the 2002 festival
09/08/2020 … Today we go back to look at some of the reviews Chortle editor Steve Bennett wrote for the 2002 Edinburgh Fringe; the year that Daniel Kitson won the Perrier and…
Some choice reviews from the 2001 Edinburgh Fringe
08/08/2020 … In lieu of any new Edinburgh Fringe shows, we continue our journey back through the reviews of Chortle editor Steve Bennett, this time looking at some of the picks…
How Chortle reviewed Dave Gorman, Johnny Vegas and the Boosh in 2000
07/08/2020 … BY CHORTLE EDITOR STEVE BENNETT I've been covering the Edinburgh Fringe for 20 years for Chortle, seeing nigh on 2,500 shows in that time - not to mention…
© BBC/Objective Fiction 05/08/2020 … Matt Berry returns to BBC Two tomorrow as rogue historian Michael Squeamish, about with four more surreal mockumentaries, starting with the history of British…
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