Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Industry figures give evidence to MPs
15/04/2026 … Women working in live comedy have told MPs they face entrenched sexism, opaque pay practices and widespread harassment, warning that the industry’s informal…
15/04/2026 … All Chortle's reviews from the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
© BBC//Studio Hamburg 14/04/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Big interview with Pierre Novellie
13/04/2026 … Pierre Novellie is currently touring his show You Sit There, I'll Stand Here and preparing to take his next hour, Okay, One More Then Bedtime, to this year's…
© C4 Interview with Big Mood creator Camilla Whitehill
08/04/2026 … Big Mood is returning to Channel 4 soon with Nicola Coughlan reprising her role as Maggie, who has bipolar disorder, and Lydia West as her best friend Eddie……
Riki Lindhome picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
08/04/2026 … American comedian Riki Lindhome – known for her comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates and appearances in the likes of The Big Bang Theory,…
© C4/Avalon Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz, all about the show's worst contestants
07/04/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© 5 Broadcasting Limited / Frank Films Adrian Edmondson on his new birdwatching series with Sam West
07/04/2026 … In a new Channel 5 programme, Adrian Edmondson teams up with the actor Sam West, to go birdwatching around the UK.
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