© Oktagon MMA Top ten comedy stories of 2023
Chortle's most-read news items of the last 12 months
29/12/2023 … The stats are in.
2023 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Fri 29 December 2023
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My most memorable comedy gigs of 2023
A personal look back from Chortle editor Steve Bennett
28/12/2023 … This seemed like the year comedy returned to more-or-less normal given the turmoil of Covid, although some things are inevitably changing.
Tue 26 December 2023
© Geralt/Pixabay That was 2023... how much do you remember?
Try our bumper end-of-year Tuesday Trivia Quiz
26/12/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Wed 20 December 2023
Who voiced The Grinch in the 2018 movie?
Try our festive comedy trivia quiz
20/12/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with a festive edition of our trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Wed 13 December 2023
What is the title of Kevin Bridges's first novel?
Try our weekly trivia quiz - all about debuts
13/12/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 12 December 2023
© BBC/Avalon 'The studio sitcom is worth saving'
Lee Mack on why he loves the 'unfashionable' genre as Not Going Out celebrates 100 episodes
12/12/2023 … Lee Mack has launched a passionate defence of the traditional studio sitcom as his show Not Going Out celebrates its 100th episode.
© BBC 'I’m the pretentious twat in this show... there is some truth there!'
Gary and Martin Kemp on making another mockumentary with Rhys Thomas
12/12/2023 … The Spandau Ballet brothers are back, three years after the Kemps mockumentary All True became a cult hit and showed 1980s heartthrobs Martin and Gary were more…
Tue 05 December 2023
What was made by the firm Reginald Perrin worked for?
I didn't get where I was today without doing the Tuesday Trivia Quiz...
05/12/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.