Student Comedy Award semi-finalists announced
Come and watch the stars of the future!
21/02/2025 … The semi-finalists have been announced for the 2025 Chortle Student Comedy Award.
2025 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Fri 21 February 2025
Chortle Hotshots: See who performed in Birmingham
21/02/2025 … Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots showcase at the Glee Comedy Club in Birmingham on Wednesday night.
Wed 19 February 2025
'A must-watch for anyone interested in comedy, politics and speaking truth to power'
Jena Friedman shares her Perfect Playlist
19/02/2025 … Jena Friedman is heading to the Soho Theatre next week for a work in progress of her new show Motherf*cker.
Tue 18 February 2025
What is stand-up Jimeoin’s surname?
18/02/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 11 February 2025
In which film did Richard Ayoade play a killer droid?
11/02/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Chortle Hotshots: See who performed in London
11/02/2025 … Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots showcase at London's Top Secret Comedy Club on Monday night.
Fri 07 February 2025
Chortle Hotshots: See who performed in Edinburgh
07/02/2025 … Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots showcase in Edinburgh on Wednesday night.
'Appalling people are often surprisingly charming'
Ian Hislop on his new play, Have I Got News For You and Private Eye
07/02/2025 … Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You mainstay Ian Hislop has carved out a parallel career as a playwright.