© Monica Pronk Alice Fraser urges fellow stand-ups not to all descend on the same ideas
05/08/2026 … I have developed a suspicion, and it’s growing, that I can identify what podcasts a comedian is listening to within the first five minutes of watching their…
Cecily Hitchcock picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
05/08/2026 … I have never once loved something the ‘correct’ amount.
05/08/2026 … When I was 17, I auditioned for classical piano at Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium for Music.
© NotFromUtrecht/CC BY-SA 3.0 Insolvent Big Difference Company ceases trading
05/08/2026 … The company that runs the Leicester Comedy Festival has gone bust – meaning the hundreds of comedians owed money for performing there are likely to go unpaid.
Extract from her Edinburgh debut
05/08/2026 … Here's stand-up comedian Hannah Byczkowski talks about disliking tattoos in this extract from her 2026 Edinburgh Fringe show, Killer.
Surprise fifth season for NZ mockumentary
05/08/2026 … New Zealand mockumentary Wellington Paranormal is to return after a five-year absence, Chortle can reveal.
Five acts we tip for big things...
04/08/2026 … Meet this year’s Chortle Hotshots – Edinburgh Fringe debutants this website picked for big things (and a little financial help) following a series of…
© Rebecca Need-Menear Sketch trio Crybabies on the best and worst of the festival
04/08/2026 … As they return to Edinburgh with their new show The Scaring, comedy sketch trio Crybabies – Michael Clarke, James Gault and Ed Jones – talk about…
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