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.
2025 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Fri 07 February 2025
'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.
Wed 05 February 2025
'There’s some stuff that’s just so wrong'
Steve Coogan on the next Alan Partridge project
05/02/2025 … The next Alan Partridge show, in which the hapless host takes on mental health, is set to come out in ‘the next couple of months’, Steve Coogan has said.
Tue 04 February 2025
What's the actual name of the Megabus mascot?
Test your Dara O Briain-related knowledge in this week's trivia quiz
04/02/2025 … Happy 53th birthday, Dara O Briain! And to mark today's occasion, our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster…
© Channel 4 / Patch Dolan I've spent 12 years building Big Boys. It's terrifying now it's over
Jack Rooke on the end of his Channel 4 comedy
04/02/2025 … Big Boys returns to Channel 4 on Sunday for a third and final series, set in the central character’s final year at Brent Uni.
Mon 03 February 2025
Chortle Hotshots: See who performed in Manchester
03/02/2025 … Here are extracts from the sets of the comedians who took part in the Chortle Hotshots showcase in Manchester on Sunday night.
Fri 31 January 2025
'They fire out comedy gold like a baseball pitching machine'
31/01/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London in the last two weeks.
Tue 28 January 2025
How much do you know about Olivia Colman's career?
28/01/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.