Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
The Big Interview: Rich Hall talks to Jay Richardson
18/09/2026 … Rich Hall started out as a street performer before finding stand-up and winning an Emmy as a writer and performer on the original David Letterman Show.
Try the 400th Tuesday trivia quiz
15/09/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC John Bishop on hosting the BBC's Wisdom Of The Crowd
15/09/2026 … John Bishop hosts the new BBC quiz show Wisdom Of The Crowd this weekend.
© BBC 09/09/2026 … It’s run for 17 seasons and is BBC audio comedy at its finest and most inventive – but I have to admit that Jon Holmes’s Radio 4 show and podcast…
© MGM-photo by Ted Allan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons 08/09/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
...plus tickets to see him live
08/09/2026 … Eric Idle returns to the stage this month to celebrate his new memoir, Idle in Provence.
And an overnight stay in London
07/09/2026 … The triple Tony Award-winning comedy musical Avenue Q is back on the West End stage – and Chortle has two tickets to be won, plus an overnight London…
© BBC 01/09/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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