Who beat Les Dennis in the first ever Celebrity Boxing match?
10/03/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 10 March 2020
'Titania McGrath' writes a woke children's book
10/03/2020 … Woke social justice parody Titania McGrath has written a spoof children's book, Chortle can reveal.
© C4 It's weird trying to imagine yourself as a ‘comedy character’...
Mae Martin on her new Channel 4 and Netflix show, Feel Good
10/03/2020 … What was the genesis of Feel Good - how did you and Joe Hampson come together to write this story? Channel 4 approached me about writing a scripted pilot off…
UK dates for Doug Stanhope and Maria Bamford
10/03/2020 … American comics Doug Stanhope and Maria Bamford have announced UK dates later this year.
Mon 09 March 2020
© Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0 TJ Miller announces UK date
US comic defies #MeToo claim to keep touring
09/03/2020 … Deadpool and Silicon Valley star TJ Miller has announced a rare UK stand-up gig – as he attempts to continue his career in the wake of sexual abuse allegations.
Brilliant! Fast Show team to reunite
For a belated 25th anniversary celebration
09/03/2020 … The cast of The Fast Show are to reunite for a belated 25th anniversary celebration, in which they will reprise some of their favourite creations.
Ghee, I'm sorry!
Sunday Brunch serves butter to vegan Jon RIchardson
09/03/2020 … Sunday Brunch host Simon Rimmer has had to apologise after feeding Jon Richardson a dish that broke his vegan diet On yesterday’s show,…
Inside No 9: The Stakeout
09/03/2020 … The fifth series of Inside No 9 goes out on a high tonight – though that’s a position it’s rarely left.