Interview: Omid Djalili

13/07/2006 … Nine months ago, British stand-up Omid Djalili was appearing in front of 15 million Americans a week, courtesy of Whoopi Goldberg’s high-profile sitcom.

DVD review: Richard Pryor - Live In Concert

13/07/2006 … The single most significant thing to note about this seminal Richard Pryor DVD is tucked away in the small print next the copyright notice.

Track-by-track review of Mitch Benn's CD

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Rich Hall reminisces

13/07/2006 … How Rich Hall faked his own death, became involved in donkey basketball and supported the Talking Heads on his road to comedy fame.

Magic moments with Jerry Sadowitz

13/07/2006 … There are many words you expect from the mouth of Jerry Sadowitz.

A snapshot of topical comedy

12/07/2006 … With Rory Bremner just starting a five-week West End run, and Mark Thomas and Robert Newman both road-testing material at the Soho Theatre, fans of topical and political…

Mark Thomas on the humour in activism

12/07/2006 … State-sponsored murders, the hysterical hatred of asylum-seekers, a racist, torturing regime forcing thousands of people out of their homes - most people would hardly…

Chortle goes to Canada

09/07/2006 … Canada has produced some of the finest movie comedians of modern times - even if they are forever destined to be mistaken for Americans.