Death Valley
Review of BBC One’s new comedy detective series with Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth
26/05/2025 … With Ludwig and now this, the BBC’s comedy department is looking like the home of cosy crime.
2025 Archives
Mon 26 May 2025
© Two Rivers Frankie Boyle 'wished his Katie Price gag had never aired'
Comic felt backlash harmed his career, says TV exec
26/05/2025 … Frankie Boyle privately admitted that it one of his most controversial jokes should never have aired, the TV executive who signed it off has revealed.
Love Hunt
26/05/2025 … Through a brilliant mix of character work and clowning, Charlie Mulliner introduces us to Amber, newly dumped from a ten-year relationship that was more toxic than…
Playing with expectations, like a true magician
Tim Harding on Mr Swallow, Alexander Bennett and Todd Barry
26/05/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London - in the last two weeks.
Candace Bryan: MILF (Mom I'd Like to Find)
26/05/2025 … Candace Bryan was raised by a single dad in Memphis, Tennessee, deep in the Bible Belt and – as she likes to remind us – the murder capital…
Hill and Jones Comedy Catastrophe
26/05/2025 … It shouldn’t be a surprise when a comedy sketch show is actually funny.
James Arthur Isn't a Mathematician and Other Lies
26/05/2025 … It’s billed as a work in progress for Edinburgh – albeit one Chortle was invited to – so I’ll avoid too detailed an analysis of…
Rosco McClelland wins NZ comedy award
Shares best international act prize with Australia's Elouise Eftos
26/05/2025 … Scotland’s Rosco McClelland has been named best international act at the New Zealand Comedy Festival.