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Chortle Digest: Ross Noble cast in Young Frankenstein... and so much more news

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Chortle Digest: Ross Noble cast in Young Frankenstein... and so much more news
No 776
April 21, 2017
 


Ross Noble is to appear in the new musical stage version of the Mel Brooks comedy Young Frankenstein, as Igor.

Ben Elton is to give the first Ronnie Barker Talk on BBC One.

 A group of comics have recorded stand-up sets around Europe for a new TV show 

Look who's returning to the Fringe:
Sue Perkins
John Bishop
and Craig Ferguson

The BBC is looking for unsolicited comedy scripts (if that's not an oxymoron)

Taskmaster is to be remade for American TV, starring Reggie Watts and Alex Horne

Jason Manford has piloted a cookery
gameshow for BBC One... could it be the new Bake Off?

John Cleese is to share extracts from his memoir So, Anyway on Radio 4 next month.

 Murder In Successville is set to be made into a movie.

Jo Brand is to return to host Great British Bake Off spin-off An Extra Slice after Channel 4 poached the format.

And Britain's Got Talent was hit by claims a comedy act plagiarised Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue


Catastrophe's Rob Delaney has announced some London dates in July.
Tickets available here.


The day I met Bill Hicks... then saw his insane show

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More from the Melbourne comedy festival including Mae Martin, Nick Cody and Neal Portenza. 
Here is the full list.


Al Porter: At Large
Fri 28 Apr – Sat 6 May

Nominee: Lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards: Best Show 2016

Irish star Al Porter brings his Edinburgh Fringe smash hit At Large to Soho Theatre. Packed full of cheekiness, honesty and sparkling showmanship, Al gives a feel good hour full of his trademark council-estate camp.

‘A steamroller crowd pleasing talent.’ ★★★★ Guardian ‘Hilarious.’ ★★★★ Times  'Born to be on stage.’ ★★★★ Chortle

http://sohotheatre.com/whats-on/al-porter-at-large/


As Hospital People starts, we look at some of

comedy's greatest DJs

Q&A with Stewart Francis, Justin Moorhouse, Jarred Christmas and Mike Gunn as they embark on the All-Star Stand-up Show

.... and try this week's  comedy trivia quiz



A new comedy web series from Larry David's daughter, Sara Pascoe and Tom Craine in Climaxed and what happens when Phil Mitchell lives with Phil Mitchell, among others.. 

Click here for all the other videos we've featured this week  

 
 
 
 
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