As my first gig approached, the sound plan of action seemed to be in getting pissed
Extract from Becoming Johnny Vegas
26/09/2013 … Johnny Vegas’s autobiography is published today.
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Thu 26 September 2013
Wed 25 September 2013
From Mrs Brown's Boys to Stewart Lee, it's all valid
Interview with Channel 4 comedy chief Phil Clarke
25/09/2013 … Phil Clarke will have had a nervous night last night.
© BBC/Des Willie Win Big School on DVD
25/09/2013 … Big School – David Walliams’s BBC One sitcom co-starring Catherine Tate – has been released on DVD this week, and we have five copies to give away.
Tue 24 September 2013
'I wish the internet didn't exist'
David Mitchell speaks out, ahead of his new interactive C4 panel show
24/09/2013 … David Mitchell hosts the new Channel 4 panel show Was It Something I Said?, with team captains Richard Ayoade and Micky Flanagan – and featuring an interactive…
Mon 23 September 2013
'Brutally funny lines that have an unstoppable violent rhythm'
Lisa McGee, writer of C4's new comedy London Irish, chooses her comedy favourites
23/09/2013 … SeinfeldMy favourite comedy show of all time is Seinfeld.
Wed 18 September 2013
'You need to feel like it could go wrong to really get the most out of stand-up'
Ahead of his tour, James Acaster chooses his comedy favourites
18/09/2013 … Calvin and HobbesBill Watterson created a wonderful world with just the right balance of gags, imagination and pathos.
Tue 17 September 2013
Win an exclusive Two Ronnies poster
To mark Gold's new tribute series
17/09/2013 … A new three-part retrospective of the Two Ronnies starts on Gold next week – and Chortle has an exclusive poster, signed by all the contributors to the show,…
Thu 12 September 2013
© BBC/Idil Sukan 'Whenever I do a stunt, it's just Frank Spencer'
Jason Byrne on his new sitcom Father Figure
12/09/2013 … He’s known as a master of live comedy, spinning spontaneous nonsense from the most innocuous audience interactions – but Jason Byrne is a huge fan of sitcoms,…