Chris Cantrill
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings
New comedy festival launches in Durham
Durham is to get a new, purely stand-up focused, one-day comedy festival later this spring.
British Comedy Guide, 26th February 2025Radio 4's 2025 comedy commissions
Radio 4 has ordered new comedy series starring Matt Forde, Laura Smyth, Ria Lina, Dara O Briain and Isy Suttie. It's also confirmed the return of formats from Frank Skinner, Michael Spicer, Chris McCausland, Glenn Moore and others.
British Comedy Guide, 4th November 2024Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 nominations
Amy Gledhill, Catherine Bohart, Chris Cantrill, Josh Glanc, Natalie Palamides, Reuben Kaye and Sarah Keyworth are nominated for Best Show in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2024NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy announces nominees
Twenty Edinburgh Fringe shows have been longlisted for streaming platform NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 14th August 2024Edinburgh Fringe comics pitch their own Baby Reindeer
With every streaming service now searching for their version of the Netlfix hit, Mark Watson, Lucy Porter, Celya AB and more pitch the TV show of their lives, from real-life origin stories and flights of fancy to, erm, Baby Reindeer.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 3rd August 2024Edinburgh Fringe 2024: Our Ultimate Comedy Recs
This year's Edinburgh Fringe features more funny shows than you can shake a stick at... here are some of our top-top picks.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 30th July 2024Icklewick FM returning to Radio 4, with series in active talks for TV
The Delightful Sausage's Radio 4 sitcom Icklewick FM is returning for a second series, with active discussions about a television version, Amy Gledhill has revealed. She and her double act partner Chris Cantrill are also developing a game show for broadcast.
British Comedy Guide, 16th July 2024Chris Cantrill interview
A reluctant adventurer and an unlikely fellowship converge in this epic tale of an overdue reunion gone awry. Join Chris as he wrestles with the consequences of exile, middle-aged friendships, and the best way to admit you wear a cape sometimes.
The New Current, 24th June 2024The Delightful Sausage interview
You won't find Icklewick on any map but it's a place you'll recognise easily enough.
Andy Murray, Northern Soul, 25th February 2024Icklewick FM review
Is there something of the Royston Vasey about Icklewick? A small Northern backwater, full of eccentrics, with something sinister afoot...
Chortle, 23rd January 2024