Archive : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide

What was Adam’s surname in Rev?

09/12/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.

No, Nigel, It Ain't Half Hot Mum isn't the same as racist abuse

Becky Fury in defence of dubious 1970s sitcoms

09/12/2025 … Nigel Farage has tried to divert attention from accusations he engaged in racist behaviour at school by suggesting it was merely playground banter, a product of…

Rhod Gilbert winds up his Giant Grapefruit tour

Final – fundraising – gigs to be recorded for release

09/12/2025 … Rhod Gilbert is to end his long-running tour show about his cancer treatment with two intimate performances in the Welsh Valleys that will be recorded for distribution.

Leicester Comedy Festival announces its 2026 finalists

Including Comedian Of The Year and pun contest

09/12/2025 … The Leicester Comedy Festival has revealed the finalists for its flagship competitions for 2026.

Bridget Christie: I'm trying to make a film of The Change

Comic says she has a 'duty' to end Linda's story after C4 cancelled the series

09/12/2025 … Bridget Christie is trying to make a film follow-up to her Channel 4 series The Change.

How Adam Kay cast comedy stars in Doctor Procter

...and how he was in a medics' sketch group with Mike Wozniak

09/12/2025 … When it came to casting the TV adaptation of his children’s book, Dexter Procter, The 10-Year-Old Doctor, Adam Kay took a very direct approach.