Secrets of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa revealed
...including what never made it to screen
12/03/2024 … The initial version of Alan Partridge film Alpha Papa was almost twice as long as the finished version and was ‘the worst first cut’ writer Neil…
2024 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 12 March 2024
Mon 11 March 2024
'One of the smartest dumb films ever'
Mary O’Connell picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
11/03/2024 … Mary O’Connell brings her debut show Money Princess to London’s Soho Theatre later this month talking pop culture, trying to be a good person and all…
Sun 10 March 2024
'Ireland has always had this stereotypical relationship with alcoholism'
The star and the creator of The Dry talk about the return of the comedy-drama
10/03/2024 … Series two of the Irish comedy-drama The Dry comes to ITVX this week.
Fri 08 March 2024
The key to pushing comics to new heights? Scalextric
08/03/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the best comedy he's been watching in London this past fortnight.
Wed 06 March 2024
'I'm going to make a new show with Bob Odenkirk – whether anyone funds it or not'
David Cross on Netflix, loving the UK.. and his future plans
06/03/2024 … David Cross has just released his latest stand-up special, Worst Daddy In The World, on YouTube.
Watch footage from week 2 of the Chortle Student Comedy Award
Competition hits Bristol, Cardiff and Dublin next
06/03/2024 … Here are the videos from Week Two of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award.
Tue 05 March 2024
Who won at the 2024 Chortle Awards?
Taskmaster, Sam Campbell and Kiri Pritchard-McLean all do the double
05/03/2024 … Taskmaster, Sam Campbell and Kiri Pritchard-McLean were all double award winners at the Chortle awards tonight.
© Hat Trick / Channel 4 How well do you know Father Ted?
Try our trivia quiz all about the classic comedy
05/03/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.