© Alan West Who won at the Chortle Awards 2017
20/03/2017 … Romesh Ranganathan, Fleabag and I’m A Celebrity’s Joel Dommett were big winners at the Chortle awards tonight.
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Mon 20 March 2017
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R4 renews Tez Ilyas and Daphne
20/03/2017 … Tez Ilyas and sketch trio Daphne have both landed second series for Radio 4.
New topical comedy show for BBC Radio Scotland
20/03/2017 … Broadcaster Grant Stott is joining BBC Radio Scotland to host a topical comedy quiz programme.
Dave Johns, best newcomer at 61
20/03/2017 … DAVE JOHNS has been named best newcomer at the Empire Magazine film awards – at the age of 61 - for his role in Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake.
Gervais: Platinum tickets raise £160k
Charities benefit from prime seats
20/03/2017 … Ricky Gervais says he has raised nearly £160,000 from selling high-priced platinum tickets for his Humanity tour.
Sun 19 March 2017
Millican and Manford stand up for refugees
The best of the week's live comedy
19/03/2017 … The best of the week's live comedy.
Cardinal Burns return
The best TV and radio comedy of the week
19/03/2017 … The best TV and radio comedy of the week.
Sat 18 March 2017
Released: A 'lost classic' of live comedy
18/03/2017 … The best comedy on demand.