'One of the definitive documents of the trans experience in stand-up'
20/12/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London in the last two weeks.
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© BBC 'I’ve interviewed everyone I’ve ever wanted to. Because I don’t actually want to interview anyone...'
Philomena Cunk Q&A... plus preview clip from Cunk On Life
17/12/2024 … Diane Morgan reprises her role of the dim-witted Philomena Cunk, right, for a new wide-ranging documentary, Cunk On Life, airing over the festive…
© BBC Who sang the Dad's Army theme tune?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz all about the classic sitcom
17/12/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Fri 13 December 2024
Take the wig and teeth off? That's what everyone would do... not me!
John Kearns on straddling the cult and the mainstream
13/12/2024 … John Kearns has joined forces with fellow Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Adam Riches to play mainstream musical double act Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in a Christmas…
Wed 11 December 2024
Introducing Chortle Hotshots
New bursary for five comedians making their Edinburgh Fringe debuts
11/12/2024 … Chortle today launches a new initiative to showcase and support comedians making their debut at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe.
© Toffee International Gavin & Stacey, behind the scenes
Photos released from the shooting of the final episode
11/12/2024 … The BBC have released dozens of pictures – both on and off-screen – for the final episode of Gavin & Stacey, ahead of its Christmas Day broadcast.
Tue 10 December 2024
Who fell off the stage on the Royal Variety show?
10/12/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Toffee International 'It’s such a privilege to be able to end a show on your own terms'
James Corden on the end of Gavin and Stacey
10/12/2024 … As Gavin & Stacey comes to an end, James Corden – who writes the series with his co-star Ruth Jones – reflects on the coemdy's 'intoxicating'…