Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
© Matt Crockett / Channel 4 Joe Lycett celebrates the British boozer
25/08/2026 … As comedian Joe Lycett prepares to present his latest Channel 4 show, coming live from his own pub, he speaks about the need to celebrate and support the locals…
24/08/2026 … Here are all the performances from the final of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award Edinburgh law student Eva Peroni was crowned winner – the…
© BBC/Objective Fiction 19/08/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Musical comedian Tasmin Sarkany picks her coemdy favourites
17/08/2026 … In writing this I have realised that the thing I value most in comedy is elegance.
© Andrew Pugsley Adam Meggido on the ups and downs of the Edinbugrh Fringe
16/08/2026 … Back at Edinburgh as part of Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Adam Meggido talks about what he can't get enough of at the festival; recalls his most…
Sophie Garrad picks her comedy favourites
16/08/2026 … As she presents her new show about a medical emergency, Period Drama, at the Edinburgh Fringe, Sophie Garrad shares her Perfect Playlist.
James Trickey on the best and worst of the Edinburgh Fringe
15/08/2026 … James Trickey is performing his solo show Split at the Pleasance Courtyard at 21:25 during the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as being half of sketch…
Top Gunchained creator Richard Marsh picks his Perfect Playlist
15/08/2026 … As a writer of funny plays, it’s exciting to be in Chortle, amongst actual comedians.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.