Chortle editor Steve Bennett compiles his most memorable shows of 2020
You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone… Joni Mitchell sure got that right.
With the comedy industry all-but shut down in 2020, every gig staged against the odds became precious. In part, that’s because when gathering people together in clubs or theatres became outlawed, promoters got creative in their staging, creating intrinsically more memorable experiences.
But more significantly, the new rarity of being able to share a laugh as part of the ad-hoc community that is an audience heightened a sense of connection and occasion that was missing for so much of this locked-down year.