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Chortle Awards 2023 nominees announced
Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 awards run by comedy website Chortle have been announced. Bob Mortimer, Alasdair Beckett-King and Jordan Gray have secured two nominations each.
British Comedy Guide, 24th January 2023National Comedy Awards 2023 shortlists revealed
The shortlists for Channel 4's National Comedy Awards 2023 have been revealed. Ghosts, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Derry Girls and After Life are up for Best Scripted Comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd January 2023Taskmaster Series 15 line-up revealed
Frankie Boyle, Ivo Graham, Jenny Éclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Mae Martin have been revealed as the comedians taking part in Series 15 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 1st December 2022How Taskmaster's international remakes put their own bonkers twists on the UK original
Moustaches, a female Taskmaster, cameos by Greg Davies... here's how Denmark, Finland, Sweden and more have adapted the UK show.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 17th November 2022Derry Girls stars drive World's Most Dangerous Roads for Dave
Dave has revived World's Most Dangerous Roads, with pairings in eight hour-long episodes including Derry Girls stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, stand-ups Ed Gamble and Lou Sanders, Joe Wilkinson and Zoe Lyons, Suzi Ruffell and Maisie Adam, Phil Wang and Pierre Novellie, Darren Harriott and Ria Lina, as well as Lara Ricote with Stephen Mangan and Will Mellor with Leigh Francis.
British Comedy Guide, 7th November 2022Taskmaster to return for new New Year Treat
Channel 4 has commissioned another celebrity special of Taskmaster. The one-off New Year Treat programme is expected to air on New Year's Day.
British Comedy Guide, 4th November 2022Why Taskmaster fans need to watch The Horne Section TV Show
Little Alex Horne plays a fictionalised version of himself in his new sitcom, alongside his comedy band, Georgia Tennant, Desiree Burch and more.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 3rd November 2022The Horne Section TV Show review
Review of Alex Horne's attempts to escape from the Taskmaster's shadow...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd November 2022Filming on The Cleaner Series 2 begins
Greg Davies dons a blue boiler suit as he gets back into character while filming the second series of BBC crime comedy The Cleaner in Hertfordshire.
Callum Wells, Daily Mail, 22nd October 2022These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022