Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews 2026
09/04/2026 … All Chortle's reviews from the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Thu 09 April 2026
Wed 08 April 2026
© C4 'Life is making jokes between horrible things'
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……
'It completely redefines what one person can do on stage'
Riki Lindhome picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favouties
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,…
Tue 07 April 2026
© C4/Avalon Who's finished last on more Taskmaster episodes than anyone else?
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 I've lost several friends over the years... making a new one is very welcome
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.
Sat 04 April 2026
© CTVC A Muslim and a Jew walk onto a Holy Island...
Hasan Al-Habib nd Ashley Blaker on doing the BBC's Pilgrimage
04/04/2026 … Comedians Hasan Al-Habib, a Muslim, and Ashley Blaker, a not-practising Jew, are among the celebrities who took part in the BBC’s Pilgrimage, which airs on…
Fri 03 April 2026
© ITV Seann Walsh tells how I'm A Celebrity revived his career
...and how he'll miss his kids as he returns to the jungle
03/04/2026 … Four years after he was famously paired with Matt Hancock on I’m A Celebrity, Seann Walsh admits he still regards it as the most surreal experience of his…
Thu 02 April 2026
Greg Davies: Human shipwreck or middle-aged hero?
02/04/2026 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London recently.