Ten Edinburgh Fringe shows from former Chortle Student winners
25/07/2022 … Winners and finalists of the Chortle Student Comedy Award so often go on to great things.
2022 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Mon 25 July 2022
Fri 22 July 2022
Ten Edinburgh Fringe acts who are big online
22/07/2022 … Can social media success translate into success in the real world? Coming out of lockdown more viral creators than ever are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe to try…
Thu 21 July 2022
Ten trans and non-binary comedians at this year's Fringe
21/07/2022 … Humanising the often fiery discussion around gender issues – or maybe not mentioning it at all – here are ten transgender and non-binary comics…
Wed 20 July 2022
Ten political shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe
Boris still looms large at the festival
20/07/2022 … As Boris Johnson shuffles away with his final Prime Minister's Questions today, here are ten shows trying to make sense of the shitshow that has been Westminster…
Tue 19 July 2022
© Channel 4 What was the name of the rival store in Black Books?
19/07/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Ten Edinburgh shows from the Melbourne Comedy Festival
Fringe shows that have done well down under
19/07/2022 … Preview of another ten shows coming to the Edinburgh Fringe… this batch all via the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Mon 18 July 2022
Ten Edinburgh theatre shows about comedians
18/07/2022 … Kicking off our annual series of features, each previewing ten shows from the thousands at the Edinburgh Fringe next month, with a selection based around the art…
Tue 12 July 2022
Which comedian did Margaret Thatcher pick on Desert Island Discs?
Try our Prime Ministerial Tuesday Trivia Quiz
12/07/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.