Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten comedians in the theatre section
14/07/2023 … Believe it or not, there is life in the Edinburgh Fringe beyond comedy! But to ease you gently into the more serious stuff, here are ten comedians who can be found…
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Fri 14 July 2023
Thu 13 July 2023
Watch the 2023 Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
Sets from all the finalists recorded at Up The Creek
13/07/2023 … Here are all the sets from the finalists at last night’s Chortle Student Comedy Award at Up The Creek comedy club in Greenwich, compered by Mark Watson and…
Tue 11 July 2023
© BBC How did John Cleese get his revenge on a reviewer?
11/07/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Fri 07 July 2023
Heckle me and I will crush you like a jellybean
Greg Proops' Unforgettable Five gigs
07/07/2023 … American comic Greg Proops – star of improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and host of the Smartest Man in the World podcast – is heading to the…
Tue 04 July 2023
What was Desmond's surname in Desmond's?
04/07/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 27 June 2023
Seeing a humpback whale puts comedy into perspective!
The final instalment of Chortle Student Comedy Award Caitriona Dowden's Australian comedy diary
27/06/2023 … Caitriona Dowden won last year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award – and her prize was to tour down under, largely courtesy of the Comedy Lounge in Perth,…
Test your knowledge of 1990s stand-up
27/06/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Wed 21 June 2023
© BBC Win a new audiobook history of Blackadder
Six copies of Jem Roberts' latest title up for grabs
21/06/2023 … Comedy historian a Jem Roberts has released a new audiobook version of his Blackadder book to mark the 40th anniversary of the classic comedy.