Chortle (website)

Chortle
Type of site
Guide to comedy in Britain. News, reviews and listings.
Available in English
Website www.chortle.co.uk
Alexa rank 16,273 (August 2015)[1]
Commercial Yes
Launched 2000
Current status Active

Chortle is a British comedy website. It was set up in 2000.[2]

Chortle offers news, stand-up comedy listings, reviews, comedian profiles. The site is referenced by British newspapers as an industry website.[3][4][5]

During the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Chortle reviews many shows using a 5 star system.[6] Chortle also runs an annual comedy awards.

Chortle is edited by Steve Bennett.[7]

References

  1. "Chortle.co.uk Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. "About Us". Chortle. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. Walsh, Dominic (4 January 2014). "We want our pay and we're not joking, comedians tell Jongleurs". Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. Williams, Liam (8 August 2015). "Liam Williams: why heckling has gone out of fashion". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  5. "Chortle Student - the best bits!". The Sun. 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. "Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews 2014". Chortle. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. Bennett, Steve. "Steve Bennett". Twitter. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

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