Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Mark Thomas on comedy, protest and passion
23/01/2015 … The news that Pub Landlord Al Murray is to contest this year’s election in Nigel Farage’s constituency might be blurring the distinction between comedy and…
Comedians who turned politicians
16/01/2015 … As Al Murray announces his tongue-in-cheek, pint-in-hand bid to become MP for Thanet South in Kent, we look at some other comedians with political ambition:The…
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney on Catastrophe
07/01/2015 … Sharon HorganExplain a bit about Catastrophe.
Sketch trio Beasts choose their comedy favourites
05/01/2015 … Owen Roberts's picks…Big Train: GymnasticsIt's a clichéd thing to say, but when Big Train first came on television it was the programme you simply had to watch…
© BBC Sitcoms set against the backdrop of tragedy
05/01/2015 … American Civil WarDeath toll: 600,000The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)The story revolved around a black servant named Desmond Pfeiffer who, in a convoluted…
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The comics we have lost in 2014
31/12/2014 … 2014 has taken its toll on the comedy world.
An entirely subjective list from Chortle editor Steve Bennett
28/12/2014 … Another year over, and here's the now-traditional (at least for me) list of the ten most memorable gigs of the 300 or so I saw over the year, compiled with the benefit…
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