© Trevor Leighton Standing on stage and entertaining people is simple and pure. I’m craving that
Steve Coogan on his Alan Partridge tour, Strategem
12/04/2022 … After 13 years, Alan Partridge is back on the live stage.
2022 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 12 April 2022
© Trevor Leighton Mon 11 April 2022
Straight to the pool room
A love letter to the classic Australian comedy movie The Castle on its 25th anniversary
11/04/2022 … The phrases 'Tell him he’s dreamin’, 'That’s going straight to the pool room', 'How’s the serenity?' and 'It’s…
Sun 10 April 2022
How to tell a story in stand-up
Comedy director Chris Head has some advice
10/04/2022 … A significant part of stand-up comedy is telling stories.
Thu 07 April 2022
© BBC/CTVC/Sam Palmer 'This pilgrimage has made me more tolerant'
Shazia Mirza on taking part in the BBC's latest religious trek
07/04/2022 … Shazia Mirza is one of the celebrities in the new series of BBC Two's Pilgrimage.
Wed 06 April 2022
© BBC What song are Nessa and Bryn singing here?
Try our weekly comedy trivia quiz
06/04/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 05 April 2022
'We see so few authentic working-class representations in comedy'
Lucy Beaumont on her new Channel 4 show Hullraisers
05/04/2022 … Hullraisers – a new show about three young Humberside mums, Toni, Rana and Paula - starts on Channel 4 next week.
Sun 03 April 2022
© UKTV 'When you’ve written something yourself you forget what’s funny'
Sara Pascoe on the return of Comedians Giving Lectures
03/04/2022 … Sara Pascoe returns with a new series of Comedians Giving Lectures later this month, in which stand-ups take the titles of real lectures and Ted Talks and imagine…
Fri 01 April 2022
Watch all the 2022 Chortle Student semi-finalists
01/04/2022 … Here are clips from all the up-and-coming comics who have taken part in the semi-finals of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award so far.