It's bleak... but not as bleak as EastEnders
Preview of the Black Mirror Christmas special
12/12/2014 … The feature-length Black Mirror: White Christmas special is possibly the bleakest thing ever made for Channel 4’s comedy department.
Latest Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Fri 12 December 2014
Thu 11 December 2014
'If you want to get started in comedy, steal'
John Cleese on his career, his plans – and some trade secrets
11/12/2014 … He's had one of the most enduring careers in British comedy – but John Cleese says he owes it all to a student landlady.
Tue 09 December 2014
'Somewhere between mesmerising and creepy'
Matthew Highton chooses his Perfect Playlist
09/12/2014 … A few years ago a crime syndicate broke into my flat an injected me with a rare drug that means I have to laugh every four hours or die.
Fri 05 December 2014
Win Simon Evans DVDs
05/12/2014 … Simon Evans's first DVD, Live At The Theatre Royal, was released this week – and we have ten copies to give away.
Tue 02 December 2014
Samantha’s naughtiest moments…
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue's most outrageous innuendos
02/12/2014 … Samantha has just started keeping bees, and already has three dozen or so.
Fri 28 November 2014
They laugh and laugh.. and then they laugh some more
Phil Kay chooses his Perfect Playlist
28/11/2014 … I'm only choosing one clip for my perfect playlist and it's Laurel and Hardy.
Thu 27 November 2014
'An example of just how high you can aim in stand-up'
Pierre Novellie chooses his Perfect Playlist
27/11/2014 … I've tried to list these personal comedy heroes in the order I discovered them – comedy is very formative, after all, and also it makes it easier than trying to…
Wed 26 November 2014
'I think I have European sensibilities...'
Bill Maher on playing his first UK gig
26/11/2014 … He's built a career on dissecting and challenging the detailed ins-and-outs of American politics… so it might come as something of a surprise that Bill Maher…