Hannah Gadsby's Nanette: 'An absolutely fascinating and profound hour'
25/08/2020 … 2017 saw the Edinburgh Comedy Awards panel at their most indecisive, with a record nine nominations (a figure matched in 2019) and splitting the big prize between…
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25/08/2020 … 2017 saw the Edinburgh Comedy Awards panel at their most indecisive, with a record nine nominations (a figure matched in 2019) and splitting the big prize between…
24/08/2020 … How long ago 2016 was; a time when it was still OK to like Louis CK - who got a five-star Chortle review on a flying visit to the Edinbugrh Fringe.
23/08/2020 … A major change to Chortle’s reviews in 2015, as we introduced half-stars to try to add at least a little more subtlety to the blunt tool of the star-rating…
22/08/2020 … In 2014, John Kearns achieved the unique double of winning the main Edinburgh Comedy Award just 12 months after being named best newcomer – a title…
21/08/2020 … In 2013, Bridget Christie became the third female solo comedian to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award for her feminist-themed show A Bic For Her, while John Kearns…
20/08/2020 … In 2012, James Acaster made the first of his five appearances on the Edinburgh comedy shortlist, though he has never taken the top prize.
19/08/2020 … Our nostalgia trip to Fringes past pulls in to 2011 today, the year Adam Riches won the main Edinburgh Comedy Award and Humphrey Ker won best newcomer in a crowded…
18/08/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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