Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
© 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…
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…
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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…
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.
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.
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.
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