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© Matt Crockett The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand
27/08/2023 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and on demand this week: Monday August 28 STARSTRUCK: Rosie Matafeo's romcom returns picking up two years…
27/08/2023 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Urooj Ashfaq is best newcomer and A Show For Gareth wins panel prize
26/08/2023 … Ahir Shah has won the best show accolade at the 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Birmingham comic takes home the 201cm NextUp trophy
25/08/2023 … Lindsey Santoro has won the ‘biggest award in comedy’ at the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Andrew Max Levy Accolades for Sid Singh and producer Lydia Mason too
25/08/2023 … Julia Masli, Sid Singh and the late Laughing Horse producer Lydia Mason have all scooped accolades at this year’s Comedians' Choice Awards at the Edinburgh…
© BBC 'It feels like a no-brainer to get the band back together'
24/08/2023 … The BBC has ordered a second series of its hit comedy thriller Black Ops.
© Steve Ullathorne 36th year of new act competition
24/08/2023 … Samira Banks has been crowned the 36th winner of So You Think You’re Funny?, the UK’s longest-running comedy newcomer competition.
© Matt Holyoak 24/08/2023 … Jimmy Carr is to host a new comedy reality gameshow in which pairs of comedians and celebrities will have to spend 24 hours locked in box – competing against…
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