Grammy for Joan Rivers
09/02/2015 … Joan Rivers won her first Grammy award last night – posthumously.
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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.
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.
Early feminists in flatshare sitcom
Lucy Porter pens new Radio 4 comedy
09/02/2015 … Lucy Porter is writing an historical feminist sitcom for Radio 4.
Miranda unveils some Hartwork
'Donation statues' for Comic Relief
09/02/2015 … Miranda Hart has unveiled a collection of Comic Relief ‘donation statues’ featuring famous comedy icons.
Sun 08 February 2015
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.
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.
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.