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07/01/2026 … Margaret Cho has opened up about substance abuse, becoming sober, escaping an abusive relationship and body shaming in a deeply personal interview.
© Dish/Waitrose/Cold Glass Productions ...and the ups and downs of performing comedy alone
07/01/2026 … Tim Key has spoken of his love of pubs – and how it led to one of the weirdest Valentine’s Days going.
06/01/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
A personal rundown of the year's best live comedy
31/12/2025 … Okay let’s check the books here.
...according to Chortle editor Steve Bennett
31/12/2025 … Here’s my annual list of the most memorable of the approximately 300 live comedy shows I saw this year, as editor of Chortle.
31/12/2025 … Here are Chortle's most-read comedy stories of 2025.
© BBC/Big Talk Studios Dawn French on her new comedy Can You Keep A Secret?
30/12/2025 … In the forthcoming BBC comedy series Can You Keep A Secret? Dawn French plays Debbie Fendon a ‘tinpot dictator’ who maintains the illusion that her husband…
Interview with Simon Mayhew-Archer, writer of her new comedy, Can You Keep A Secret?
30/12/2025 … In the forthcoming BBC comedy series Can You Keep A Secret? Dawn French plays Debbie Fendon a ‘tinpot dictator’ who maintains the illusion that her husband…
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