Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Promoters compile Chortle's hotlist for the year ahead
02/01/2018 … To mark the new year, we've asked comedy club promoters around the country to tip the comedians they think will be the ones to watch in 2018 – the stand-ups…
02/01/2018 … Welcome to our first weekly comedy trivia quiz of 2018.
Based on what you were reading
31/12/2017 … In the last 12 months, Chortle has attracted just under 2.
...according to Chortle editor Steve Bennett
29/12/2017 … Every year, I see more than 300 gigs as Chortle’s editor and chief reviewer.
© BBC A special edition of our weekly diversion
26/12/2017 … Welcome to a special double-length quiz, testing your knowledge of some of the major comedy events of 2017.
Spencer Jones picks his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
20/12/2017 … I would like to start with a disclaimer.
Try our festive Tuesday Trivia Quiz
19/12/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, our second with a festive twist.
© BBC/King Bert Productions David Walliams on Grandpa’s Great Escape
19/12/2017 … A TV adaptation of David Walliams’ children’s book Grandpa’s Great Escape will be coming BBC One on New Year’s Day.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.