© BBC Up for The Cup!
The making of BBC Two's new sitcom, set in the world of kids' football
06/08/2008 … It is the ideal job for any football-mad youngster: being paid to have a kickabout – and get yourself on TV.
2008 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Wed 06 August 2008
© BBC Fri 04 July 2008
© Paramount Comedy Before they were famous
The stars who graduated from Paramount Comedy
04/07/2008 … Matt Lucas is pinned to the wall by an irate TV presenter, who has him firmly by the throat.
Mon 30 June 2008
Experts in their fields
Comics preview Latitude festival
30/06/2008 … Some of the performers at this year's Latitude Festival take a look forward to the event, which takes place in Suffolk from July 17 to 20.
Wed 14 May 2008
Making it up as they go along
Brighton Fringe improv shows reviewed
14/05/2008 … Maybe it’s something to do with the sea air, but there seem to be rather a lot of improv shows at the Brighton Fringe, so Chortle sampled a couple, back-to-back.
Sun 04 May 2008
Johnny Vegas manhandled me
04/05/2008 … By Chortle editor Steve BennettI was manhandled by Johnny Vegas.
Wed 30 April 2008
A little bit of politics
On the eve of the local elections, Julian Hall takes a look at political comedy
30/04/2008 … Legend has it that when a Nazi officer confronted Picasso with a print of Guernica and asked him: ‘Did you do this?’, Picasso replied: ‘No, you did.
Wed 02 April 2008
Was Lenny right?
Julian Hall on the future of black comedy
02/04/2008 … The recent speech by Lenny Henry about the lack of diversity in TV raised some uncomfortable and contentious questions about the lack of black comedy talent.
Thu 27 March 2008
The third man
Interview with Eddie Braben, Morecambe & Wise's writer
27/03/2008 … The voice on the phone is warm and friendly, tinged with a soft Liverpudlian accent.