Hackney Empire New Act Final 2010
31/01/2010 … With the Hackney Empire closing down today – although hopefully only temporarily – this could be the last final of this well-regarded new talent showcase; or…
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Sun 31 January 2010
Sun 17 January 2010
Review: Leicester Comedy Festival preview show 2010
17/01/2010 … You probably couldn’t get two more different comedians than Jenny Éclair, who hosted the Leicester Comedy Festival preview in outrageously sordid style last year,…
Birth of a plonker
Nicholas Lyndhurst on the Only Fools... prequel
17/01/2010 … Rock & Chips, the prequel to Only Fools And Horses, will be aired on BBC One next Sunday, telling the origins of Del Boy and his gang in 1960 Peckham A whole new…
Tue 12 January 2010
Review: Just For Laughs London showcase
Comedy Store, January 11, 2009
12/01/2010 … The annual Just For Laughs Comedy Store gig is always a strange one.
Mon 04 January 2010
The 50 most memorable gigs of the decade
Chortle founder Steve Bennett looks back at the Noughties
04/01/2010 … It's hard to believe, but Chortle is ten years old next month.
Fri 20 November 2009
Why I'm returning to stand-up
20/11/2009 … Peter Kay is to perform at Manchester’s MEN Arena for four nights after a break of almost seven years from stand-up.
Sun 15 November 2009
Roll up, roll up, the circus is coming
Behind the scenes on BBC One's Big Top
15/11/2009 … Making a big studio-audience sitcom these days can be something of a highwire act – get the delicate balance right and the rewards are huge, but get it wrong everyone…
Fri 06 November 2009
© BBC 'There will never be another series. We are definite about that.'
Gavin and Stacey stars speak about the final season
06/11/2009 … Gavin And Stacey returns to BBC One in later this month for its third - and final - series.