© John Manktelow/Plum Pictures From Johnny Vegas to offensive language
Chortle's 20 most-read news stories of 2021
31/12/2021 … Here are the most-read comedy news stories on Chortle of the past 12 months 1.
2021 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Fri 31 December 2021
© John Manktelow/Plum Pictures Wed 29 December 2021
© Christian Sayers When live comedy was illegal...
Chortle editor Steve Bennett on his ten most memorable gigs of 2021
29/12/2021 … Twelve months ago it seemed uncertain whether it would be possible to produce this annual list of my ten most memorable gigs.
Tue 28 December 2021
© C4 How much do you remember about 2021 in comedy?
28/12/2021 … Test your knowledge of the comedy events of the past 12 months with our end-of-year multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster…
Thu 23 December 2021
© C4/Avalon Taskmaster's New Year Treat: Meet the contestants
Adrian Chiles, Claudia Winkleman, Jonnie Peacock, Lady Leshurr & Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
23/12/2021 … Taskmaster's returns to Channel 4 for a one-off New Year Treat special on January 1.
Tue 21 December 2021
I’m drunk from the very beginning...
Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont on their Christmas sleepover
21/12/2021 … Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont are hosting a Christmas getaway with comedian friends Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett for a Channel…
© BBC It's all my Christmases come at once...
Mel Giedroyc on Strictly Come Dancing
21/12/2021 … Mel Giedroyc is taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special this year.
© BBC How many Christmas dinners did the Vicar Of Dibley have?
Try our festive Tuesday Trivia Quiz
21/12/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Thu 16 December 2021
© C4 'They say you can’t avoid death and taxes. I’ve done my best to dodge both'
16/12/2021 … Jimmy Carr's new game show I Literally Just Told You – as created by presenter Richard Bacon – starts on Channel 4 tonight.