Every comedy impulse I’ve ever had has come from The Simpsons
Graham Dickson's Perfect Playlist
10/08/2017 … Graham Dickson, an improviser with the Austentatious team who is also performing his solo show The Narcissist, picks his Perfect Playlist.
2017 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Thu 10 August 2017
BBC New Comedy Awards: Meet the 2017 finalists
10/08/2017 … The six finalists in this year’s BBC New Comedy Award have been named.
Wed 09 August 2017
'I'm sure my comedy's the talk of Kandahar'
Geoff Norcott on his Unforgettable Five gigs
09/08/2017 … First gig I was eight years old at a holiday camp in the Isle of Wight.
What's the worst place you've ever stayed at the Fringe?
Comedians relive their Edinburgh nightmares
09/08/2017 … I walked into my hostel room to find a man wanking on my bunkbed.
'The best piece of creative work I've ever seen in any genre'
Joz Norris picks his Perfect Playlist
09/08/2017 … Hi Chortle, I realised today I forgot to include an introductory paragraph to my Perfect Playlist, saying something like "Hello and welcome to my Perfect Playlist!"…
Tue 08 August 2017
What's the most you've put into the bucket of a free show?
Comedians explain why they were so generous
08/08/2017 … Ten pounds.
What was Hale & Pace's single called?
08/08/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always, by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.