Introducing Chortle Hotshots
New bursary for five comedians making their Edinburgh Fringe debuts
11/12/2024 … Chortle today launches a new initiative to showcase and support comedians making their debut at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe.
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Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Wed 11 December 2024
© Toffee International Gavin & Stacey, behind the scenes
Photos released from the shooting of the final episode
11/12/2024 … The BBC have released dozens of pictures – both on and off-screen – for the final episode of Gavin & Stacey, ahead of its Christmas Day broadcast.
Tue 10 December 2024
Who fell off the stage on the Royal Variety show?
10/12/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Toffee International 'It’s such a privilege to be able to end a show on your own terms'
James Corden on the end of Gavin and Stacey
10/12/2024 … As Gavin & Stacey comes to an end, James Corden – who writes the series with his co-star Ruth Jones – reflects on the coemdy's 'intoxicating'…
© Toffee International 'I love playing Bryn'
Ruth Jones loves getting into Gavin and Stacey character... even if its not her own
10/12/2024 … In one of a series of interviews about the final episode of Gavin & Stacey, Ruth Jones talks about the sadness of bringing the show to an end, her…
© Hat Trick Productions 'The world has changed but in Outnumbered the relationships have stayed the same'
The comedy's cast on getting back together after eight years
10/12/2024 … The Brockmans are back for the first new Outnumbered episode in eight years this Christmas – more than a decade after the original series ended Here the cast…
© Toffee International 'The script is nothing short of a masterpiece'
Mathew Horne on the final Gavin & Stacey
10/12/2024 … As Gavin & Stacey comes to an end, Mathew Horne talks about ‘sobbing uncontrollably’ as the final scenes were shot, the genius of James Corden and…
© Toffee International 'I knew I was going to cry as soon as I walked on set'
Joanna Page on the end of Gavin & Stacey
10/12/2024 … As Gavin & Stacey comes to an end, Joanna Page describes her emotional response to her last day’s filming, how excited she was to get James Corden and…