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Chortle Awards 2018 nominees
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2018 have been announced. Mat Ewins, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Joseph Morpurgo are up for Best Show.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2018The 10 most memorable comedy gigs of 2017
Every year, I see more than 300 gigs as Chortle's editor and chief reviewer. Here's my personal round-up of the ten most memorable of 2017. Not necessarily the best - though that's a good metric - but the performances that will stay with me.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017Best of 2017: comedy
The shows that have stayed with me.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th December 2017The top 10 comedy shows of 2017
A virgin dominatrix whipped Edinburgh, Tim Key looked for love and Hannah Gadsby quit then won two awards. But only the snide, brutal brilliance of Frankie Boyle could triumph over the year's horrors.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th December 2017Natalie Palamides, Laid, review
A stage covered in bin bags is one clue that this isn't a run-of-the-mill comedy show.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 20th November 2017Natalie Palamides, Soho Theatre review
It's not often the publicity material for a comedy show has a health advisory attached: if you are allergic to eggs you may have to give Natalie Palamides' show Laid - which won best newcomer at the lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the Fringe in August - a miss, and that would be a shame.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 13th November 2017Review - Natalie Palamides, Laid
Angry, absurd, and very funny.
Paul Fleckney, London Is Funny, 13th November 2017Review: Natalie Palamides: Laid
If you were thinking of doing the whole vegan thing, but didn't quite have the wherewithal, buy yourself a ticket to Laid.
Flashes of Blanche Dubois, Bean and that weird egg thing from Garfield and Friends are folded into an membranous horror version of Groundhog Day, in Natalie Palamides's brain-scrambling monologue.
Will Noble, Londonist, 10th November 2017Natalie Palamides: Laid at Soho Theatre review
Laid is often a riot, sometimes unsettling, and certainly a bold and ambitious calling card for Palamides and her endlessly energetic, all-in style.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th November 2017Interview: Natalie Palamides
The Edinburgh newcomer of the year has a crack at the big time.
Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 5th November 2017