Iconic comedy venue Eventim Apollo’s special tribute to Sean Lock

Iconic comedy venue Eventim Apollo’s special tribute to Sean Lock

London’s famous Eventim Apollo has paid tribute to comedian Sean Lock by changing its headline display in his memory. The star of TV and stand-up comedy died from cancer aged 58, his... Read more »
Tony Hendra dies at 79 : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide

Tony Hendra dies at 79 : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide

Cambridge-educated satirist additionally edited National Lampoon and launched Spitting Image Tony Hendra, the veteran comedy author who performed Spinal Tap’s supervisor Ian Faith within the 1984 rock mockumentary, has died at the... Read more »
Garth Marenghi: how the Edinburgh award winner found his Darkplace | Comedy

Garth Marenghi: how the Edinburgh award winner found his Darkplace | Comedy

Garth Marenghi, critical horror author and self-described “grasp of the macabre”, was born in 1950 in east London. But it wasn’t till the mid-90s that he first appeared in public, reciting a... Read more »
The Bottom stars who went from university friends to comedy legends

The Bottom stars who went from university friends to comedy legends

Edward Elizabeth ‘Eddie’ Hitler and Richard ‘Richie’ Richard are two pathetic, misogynistic, slobby flatmates dwelling in a dirty, damp flat at 11 Mafeking Parade in Hammersmith. They’re Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall’s... Read more »
Amazon drops Truth Seekers after one series : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide

Amazon drops Truth Seekers after one series : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide

‘It’s a massive kick in the willy,’ says Nick Frost Amazon has turned down a second series Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s supernatural comedy series Truth Seekers. Frost – who stars as... Read more »