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Chortle Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
The nominees have been announced for the Chortle Awards 2022, with Bob Mortimer, Liz Kingsman and Adam Rowe leading the shortlists, with two nominations apiece.
British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2022Comics announced to play HowTheLightGetsIn Festival
Olga Koch, Alfie Brown, Erika Ehler, Stuart Laws, Amy Gledhill, Joz Norris are among the comedians set to appear at this year's HowTheLightGetsIn festival from 2nd-5th June 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd February 2022New web series from Poppy Hillstead
Comedian Poppy Hillstead is launching a new web series called Poppy featuring Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill, Stuart Laws, Rob Auton, Ed Aczel and Declan Kennedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2022Stand Up For Shelter 2021 review
As unexpected guests go, Michael McIntyre is quite the coup.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th October 2021Flaps returns to Comedy Central for Series 2
Amy Gledhill is among the new stars of Comedy Central's female-led sketch strand Flaps, which returns for a second series on 5th August.
British Comedy Guide, 26th July 2021Channel 4 launches sketch series with a host of comedians
Nick Helm, Jen Brister, Hal Cruttenden, Felicity Ward and children's television presenter Dave Benson Phillips are among the wealth of comic talent to feature in a new Channel 4 sketch series.
British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2021Review: The Delightful Sausage, Tommy Tiernan
Reviews of BBC Radio 2 pilots The Delightful Sausage On: Staycations (3.5 stars) and Tommy Tiernan On: Beards (1 star).
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th March 2021BBC to broadcast The Festival Of Funny
The BBC has announced The Festival Of Funny. Running across its TV, radio and online channels from late February to mid-March, the festival will see fourteen hours of new content broadcast.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 202110 comedians to watch in 2021
Having made a splash with their Insta impressions and lovable lockdown sitcoms, these are the names to look out for this year.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd January 2021Review: Phil Ellis Is Trying - Series 3
Phil Ellis is unlikely to ever become embroiled in a debate about the politics of comedians on the BBC. Instead, his returning Radio 4 series Phil Ellis Is Trying offers an almost timelessly absurd type of humour that can only work on radio, unconstrained by reality.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th September 2020