Psychoville returns!
Q&A with Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton
20/04/2011 … Did you already have an idea what the story of the second series would be after the end of the first series?Reece: Well we didn’t know if we would get a second…
2011 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Wed 20 April 2011
Thu 14 April 2011
You can’t go into a careers office and say, 'Hello, I’d like to be a stand-up...'
Kirsten Lester meets Chris Addison
14/04/2011 … Chris Addison may be a stand-up star and TV favourite today, but his first gig was hardly an auspicious omen for a flourishing career.
Wed 06 April 2011
Worst case scenario? I’d be incredibly racist and punch a disabled person
Dom Joly on I'm A Celebrity, Trigger Happy – and not being a proper comedian
06/04/2011 … ‘My big fear is that I’m not a comedian,’ says Dom Joly.
Wed 30 March 2011
Chortle Quiz 2011
30/03/2011 … Chortle staged a pub quiz at both the Leicester and Glasgow Comedy Festivals, raising funds for Amnesty.
Sun 20 February 2011
Mercury rising
Marissa Burgess reviews the Leicester Comedian Of The Year
20/02/2011 … It's always a joy to take in the Leicester Mercury competition as all the contenders have been nominated by those in the know in the comedy industry – club promoters,…
Mon 14 February 2011
A Tribute To Sir Norman Wisdom
Steve Bennett at the Leicester Comedy Festival event
14/02/2011 … A supporting actress from Waterloo Road warbling through showtunes, an organ voluntary, that camp bloke from the Airport reality show and a former backing singer…
Sun 13 February 2011
It came from outta Spaced
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on Paul
13/02/2011 … The notoriously rainy English climate has wreaked havoc on the schedule of more than one film production.