Chris Cantrill
Chris Cantrill

Chris Cantrill

  • Actor, writer and comedian

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Debutante's ball: Edinburgh Fringe Debuts

New comedy? One ticket please! Here's our top picks from the hunners of acts making their debuts at Edinburgh Fringe 2022.

Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 2nd August 2022

Comedians share their favourite restaurants, pubs and cafes

Here are a few of the comedian recommendations in advance of this year's event.

Gaby Soutar, The Scotsman, 27th July 2022

Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far

Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022

The Delightful Sausage pilot dark holiday camp sitcom

The Delightful Sausage are piloting "a really messed-up version of Hi-De-Hi!", loosely based on their 2019 live show Ginster's Paradise.

British Comedy Guide, 19th July 2022

Monkey Barrel announces its 2022 Edinburgh Fringe programme

This year will be the venue's biggest festival yet, with more than 70 acts across eight rooms, including former free venues The Hive and Carnivore coming into the fold.

Chortle, 18th March 2022

New web series from Poppy Hillstead

Comedian Poppy Hillstead is launching a new web series called Poppy featuring Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill, Stuart Laws, Rob Auton, Ed Aczel and Declan Kennedy.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2022

Channel 4 launches sketch series with a host of comedians

Nick Helm, Jen Brister, Hal Cruttenden, Felicity Ward and children's television presenter Dave Benson Phillips are among the wealth of comic talent to feature in a new Channel 4 sketch series.

British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2021

Review: The Delightful Sausage, Tommy Tiernan

Reviews of BBC Radio 2 pilots The Delightful Sausage On: Staycations (3.5 stars) and Tommy Tiernan On: Beards (1 star).

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th March 2021

BBC to broadcast The Festival Of Funny

The BBC has announced The Festival Of Funny. Running across its TV, radio and online channels from late February to mid-March, the festival will see fourteen hours of new content broadcast.

British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2021

10 comedians to watch in 2021

Having made a splash with their Insta impressions and lovable lockdown sitcoms, these are the names to look out for this year.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd January 2021

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