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Chortle editor Steve Bennett's most memorable gigs of 2024
Another year, another 250-plus comedy shows watched as editor of Chortle. Here's my rundown of the most memorable of them. That's not always the same as the best, but there's usually a strong correlation...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th December 2024Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024 results
Mark Dean Quinn, Thom Tuck and Garry Starr have been recognised in 2024's Malcolm Hardee Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2024Edinburgh Festivals: the 50 best shows to see this August
From comedy to theatre, opera to dance, our critics pick unmissable shows at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, EIF, Art Festival and Book Festival.
The Telegraph, 19th July 2024Live review: Jack Tucker, Soho Theatre
You will laugh in ways that you didn't think you could.
Alex Ansdell, A Young(ish) Perspective, 18th July 2024Live review: Jack Tucker, Soho Theatre
As the excitement builds towards the Edinburgh Fringe I always think of the ones that got away. The shows that for whatever reason I thought were brilliant but didn't tickle the awards judges. And top of my list is Jack Tucker, the monstrous comic creation of Zach Zucker who is maybe just too sensational for awards.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th July 2024Rarely asked questions: Zach Zucker
Comedian Zach Zucker is the perfomer who plays comedian Jack Tucker onstage.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th July 2024Stamptown review
Dumb puns, nudity and acrobatics - what more can you ask for in a show?
Little Lark of London, 29th January 2024Stamptown review
I wouldn't take my grandma, but I would take all my friends.
Sam Newman, Entertainment Now, 24th January 2024Stamptown review
Late-night comedy cabaret is a helter-skelter delight.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th January 2024My most memorable comedy gigs of 2023
A personal look back from Chortle editor Steve Bennett.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th December 2023