© C4/Avalon Taskmaster triumphs at comedy.co.uk awards
Accolades for Ghosts, The Cleaner, Inside No9 and more...
21/02/2022 … Taskmaster has been named comedy of the year at the comedy.
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Mon 21 February 2022
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Champion! Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley gets his Geordie accent
...and he'll be using it on tour
21/02/2022 … Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley has finally received delivery of his new Geordie voice – which he says he will use on his new tour.
© ITV Teenage Cancer Trust gigs are back
Joel Dommett to host Royal Albert Hall fundraiser
21/02/2022 … The Teenage Cancer Trust gigs are returning to the Royal Albert Hall after a two-year absence, with Joel Dommett hosting the comedy night.
Stand-up returns to the BBC Asian Network
Comedy show back after three years
21/02/2022 … Stand-up is returning to the BBC Asian Network after a three-year absence.
Sun 20 February 2022
Sarah Kendall's Frayed returns
The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming
20/02/2022 … Here’s our pick of the best comedy programmes on TV, radio and on-demand this week: Sunday February 20 DOWN AND DIRTY WITH JIM NORTON: First aired in…
Ready Zalted quips
Andy Zaltzman hits the road, and the rest of the week's live comedy
20/02/2022 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 5,974 events Chortle currently has listed.
When Michael Jackson met Benny Hill
New drama marks 30 years of an unusual meeting
20/02/2022 … An unlikely real-life meeting between Benny Hill and Michael Jackson is being turned into an audio drama.
Firuz Ozari named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
Success at city's comedy festival
20/02/2022 … Firuz Ozari has been named the 2022 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year.