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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…
© BBC 04/08/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Carla Speight Manchester's Frog & Bucket has hosted a socially-distanced pilot. Steve Bennett was there
30/07/2020 … Are you ready for some comedy! Then please read and agree to this government-mandated 21-point health and safety briefing… That’s what punters…
28/07/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC Lee Mack speaks ahead of his new BBC comedy, Semi-Detached
28/07/2020 … What can you tell us about Semi-Detached? It’s about a man who lives with his much younger girlfriend and he’s living opposite his ex-wife who lives…
© BBC Interview with David Crow and Oliver Maltman, writers of new BBC comedy Semi-Detched
28/07/2020 … What can you tell us about Semi-Detached? It’s about divorced couple Stuart (Lee Mack) and Kate (Samantha Spiro), who live on opposite sides of the same…
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