Chortle (website)

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