Chris and Rosie Ramsey pilot Saturday Night Takeaway spin-off
Ring My Bell could become a standalone show
25/03/2024 … Chris and Rosie Ramsey have piloted a spin-off from Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
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Mon 25 March 2024
BBC audio award for Sarah Keyworth
Graeme Garden and Where To, Mate? also honoured
25/03/2024 … Sarah Keyworth’s Radio 4 programme exploring gender identity, Are You A Boy Or A Girl? has been named best stand-up show at the BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Sun 24 March 2024
© Dancing Ledge/Channel 4 Derry Girl Nicola Coughlan's in a Big Mood
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
24/03/2024 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday March 24 THE GREAT CELEBRITY BAKE OFF FOR STAND UP TO CANCER: This week its…
New tours for Nick Helm and Alasdair Beckett-King
...and the rest of the week's top live comedy
24/03/2024 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the more than 7,000 events Chortle currently has listed.
Urzila Carlson cancels Melbourne festival run
...because she's been cast in a Hollywood movie
24/03/2024 … Urzila Carlson has cancelled her run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after being cast in a Hollywood movie.
Sat 23 March 2024
Frank Skinner dropped from Absolute Radio
Comic loses his show after 15 years
23/03/2024 … Frank Skinner has been dropped his Absolute Radio show after 15 years.
Fri 22 March 2024
© C4/Avalon Taskmaster up for a Rockie
Show nominated for an international TV award
22/03/2024 … Taskmaster has been nominated for another international TV award.
Student Comedy Awards 2024: Last semi-finalists named
People's Choice and wildcard places confirmed
22/03/2024 … The last semi-finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Awards can now be named.