Carpet is the enemy of comedy
Carl Barron picks his Unforgettable Five gigs
02/03/2018 … On the eve of a rare London date tomorrow, Australian comedian Carl Barron shares his most memorable gigs: Worst gig I think the time a guy came out…
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Fri 02 March 2018
Thu 01 March 2018
Revealed: The swathes of material cut from Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
'Any fool can write but only a writer can cut’
01/03/2018 … Douglas Adams wrote an ‘elaborate and elegant’ opening for his third Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy book – which he subsequently ditched.
Could you be Chortle's next reviewer?
Our bid to widen the range of critical voices at Edinburgh
01/03/2018 … Chortle today launches a search for a new comedy reviewer for the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 27 February 2018
'Four hours' drive, just to play to racist dicks...'
Paul Sinha's Unforgettable Five gigs
27/02/2018 … Paul Sinha is currently on tour with his latest stand-up show Shout Out To My Ex.
What was Harry Hill's X Factor musical called?
27/02/2018 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 26 February 2018
© BBC 'By the end of filming I could happily set fire to my comfy cardigan...'
Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill on the return of Still Game
26/02/2018 … Still Game will return to BBC One for its eighth series on March 8.
Sat 24 February 2018
Top of the Poms
12 great British shows heading to the Melbourne comedy festival
24/02/2018 … The countdown to this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival starts today, with the official programme distributed in the Herald Sun.
Fri 23 February 2018
Win Death Of Stalin on DVD
Armando Iannucci's satire out to buy on Monday
23/02/2018 … The Death of Stalin is released on DVD on Monday – and we have five copies to give away.