'I was stopped by police en route to a show'
Nathan Caton's most memorable gigs
31/10/2016 … First gigMy first gig was all glamour… Not! It was in a tiny dive of a bar in Old Street.
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Mon 31 October 2016
Thu 27 October 2016
'I was always attracted to dirty, gritty, horrible settings'
Angelos Epithemiou creator Dan Skinner chooses his comedy favourites
27/10/2016 … The CastleThis Australian movie looks pretty low budget – but it's one of the funniest films I've ever seen.
Fri 21 October 2016
I've had a great break but it wasn't handed to me...
As the acclaimed film I, Daniel Blake opens, Dave Johns talks about acting, comedy and politics...
21/10/2016 … A mainstay of the stand-up comedy circuit for almost three decades, Dave Johns now stars in Ken Loach’s film, I, Daniel Blake, in which he plays a widowed carpenter…
Thu 20 October 2016
All the fun of the fear...
Our guide to Sky's new comedy horror shorts
20/10/2016 … Sky releases its new series of comedy shorts tomorrow, all with a horror theme just in time for Halloween.
Thu 13 October 2016
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - extra sleeve notes!
13/10/2016 … Here are Stewart Lee's exclusive episode notes – as published on Chortle over the past two days – in a format you can print out and keep inside your DVD sleeve.
Wed 12 October 2016
'We captured a gig in out-of-control freefall'
Stewart Lee's guide to Comedy Vehicle Series 4, pt2
12/10/2016 … The DVD of the fourth and final series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle was released on Monday (Buy here).
'When I got off stage there were 20 cops in the wings'
Vir Das on his most memorable gigs
12/10/2016 … First gigMost people do stand-up for a few minutes for a few people.
Tue 11 October 2016
Comedy is alchemy...
Stewart Lee's episode guide to Comedy Vehicle series 4
11/10/2016 … The DVD of the fourth and final series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle was released yesterday (Buy here).