Sarah Millican vs the trolls
...and why she will never play arenas
09/02/2015 … Sarah Millican used to count up every single insult that trolls sent her on Twitter.
2015 News
All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
Mon 09 February 2015
Heckling encouraged
New comedy shows court the loudmouths
09/02/2015 … Hecklers are usually comedians’ biggest bugbear, with their drunken, unfunny contributions to the evening.
Grammy for Joan Rivers
09/02/2015 … Joan Rivers won her first Grammy award last night – posthumously.
Sun 08 February 2015
The satire defecit
How comics took their eye off the political ball
08/02/2015 … Comedians haven’t kept up with changes in politics, leaving them ill-equipped to satirise modern Parliament.
Your funny Valentines
08/02/2015 … We've launched a new Twitter feed at ChortleNOW – which will send alerts a minute or two before selected comedy programmes start on TV or radio.
Famine comedy: Questions in the House
MP tables Commons motion against Hungry
08/02/2015 … An MP has tabled a House of Commons motion calling on Channel 4 to drop its planned comedy set during the Irish famine.
Sarah Silverman pops in again...
More surprise sets at London clubs
08/02/2015 … Sarah Silverman made unannounced appearances at two London comedy clubs last night.
Ted Robbins suffered 12 cracked ribs
Injuries during treatment, but he's doing well
08/02/2015 … Ted Robbins suffered 12 broken ribs and a cracked breastbone as medics fought to save him when he collapsed on stage, it has been revealed.