Speak up! Comic takes a lesson in shouting
Expect more rants from John Robins
09/06/2017 … As he's a former Chortle Award winner for best compere, you might think John Robins is used to commanding a room.
2017 Punching Up
Fri 09 June 2017
Russell Brand: I auditioned to be in 5ive
09/06/2017 … Russell Brand has often spoken of his shameful past – but now a new low has come to light.
Please stop running in public!
Greg Davies gets some unsolicited advice
09/06/2017 … Greg Davies has been reprimanded for running in public.
Wed 07 June 2017
No hugs for you!
07/06/2017 … The writers' motto on Seinfeld was 'No Hugging, No Learning' – and it seems that Jerry Seinfeld has taken that mantra into real life too.
Sarah Silverman's lessons in swearing
07/06/2017 … Plus ça change… Even as a very young child, Sarah Silverman was familiar with swear words – telling her nursery schoolmates that foul…
Fri 02 June 2017
Who won the election debate?
02/06/2017 … Quote of the week ‘ I would say I’m my favourite comedian by a country mile.
Thu 01 June 2017
How Reginald D Hunter was silenced in Russia
...after he was asked about Putin
01/06/2017 … Stand-up is becoming increasingly popular in Russia, with more and more Western comics gigging there.
The new lords of the dance
Comedians venture into new territory
01/06/2017 … Chortle seldom concerns itself with the Dance section of the Edinburgh Fringe programme.