Comedy PR Katie Phillips dies at 46 : News 2024 - Chortle
2024年11月28日 · Entertainment publicist Katie Phillips – who has represented clients including Ricky Gervais, Omid Djalili and James Acaster over the years – has died at the age of 46.. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2022 and shared her experience of the disease though her podcast Talking With Cancer, which she presented with journalist Clair Whitefield.
Dara O Briain joins Radio 4’s Curious Cases - Chortle
2024年9月27日 · Dara O Briain has joined Radio 4’s Curious Cases with mathematician Hannah Fry. The comedian replaces broadcaster and writer Adam Rutherford in a new series of the science-based show when it returns next week.
James Acaster's Heckers Welcome gets a UK air date
2024年11月22日 · James Acaster's Hecklers Welcome special will air in the UK on December 10. Earlier this month, Chortle reported how the stand-up show had been recorded for American cable channel HBO at the Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton, close to the comedian’s Kettering hometown.. It will air in the US this Saturday, ahead of its UK premiere on Sky Comedy as part of a season of stand-up specials.
Meet the 2024 BBC New Comedy Award heat winners
2024年10月31日 · Also judging the final are comics Josh Pugh and Shaparak Khorsandi.. The winner will receive a paid commission to write and perform a 30-minute audio pilot under the mentorship of a BBC comedy commissioner, plus a trophy and £1,000 cash.
To those we lost in 2024 : Features 2024 - Chortle
5 天之前 · Here are the comedy names we lost this year, and the tributes to them. To absent friends... Janey Godley. January, 20, 1961 to 2 November 2, 2024 (63)
Paul Zerdin announces 2025 tour : News 2024 - Chortle
2024年11月1日 · Comedy ventriloquist Paul Zerdin has announced a 31-date UK tour for his new show, Jaw Drop, in 2025.. The winner of America’s Got Talent 2015 will hit the road after a weekend headlining Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas this month, and a London Palladium pantomime season.
John Kearns joins forces with Adam Riches - Chortle
2024年10月11日 · They are darlings of alternative comedy, but Adam Riches and John Kearns are to adopt the personas of mainstream musical entertainers Michael Ball and Alfie Boe for a new festive show.. The Cult Comics – both Edinburgh Comedy Award winners – are adopting the crooners' alter-egos for a 14-night run at London’s Soho Theatre this December.. Details of what exactly the show comprises are ...
Cally Beaton writes her first book : News 2024 - Chortle
2024年10月30日 · Cally Beaton has written her first book, about her ‘mid-life reinvention’ from TV executive to stand-up comedian. The book shares its title with her podcast, Namaste Motherf*ckers, and is subtitled ‘a modern manifesto for keeping cool when you’re a hot mess.’
History unearthed! : News 2024 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
2024年12月1日 · Michael Palin is to talk about a long-lost precursor to Monty Python that was finally unearthed last year . He wrote and starred in six episodes of The Complete and Utter History of Britain with Terry Jones, which aired on London Weekend Television in …
Paul Zerdin announces 2025 tour : News 2024 : Chortle : The UK …
2024年11月1日 · Comedy ventriloquist Paul Zerdin has announced a 31-date UK tour for his new show, Jaw Drop, in 2025.. The winner of America’s Got Talent 2015 will hit the road after a weekend headlining Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas this month, and a London Palladium pantomime season.