Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Cast and writers who helped make the British transfer such a hit
10/07/2026 … Continuing our series of preview pieces for the Edinburgh Fringe, here are ten shows from comedians who helped make Sky’s Saturday Night Live UK such an against-the-odds…
© Lucas Carlini/Pexels Tim Harding reveals his comedy tips
10/07/2026 … In a special edition of his diary, reviewer Tim Harding gives a personal rundown of the best comedy he's most looking forward to seeing at the Edinburgh Fringe…
09/07/2026 … The first Sudanese woman to perform stand-up at the O2 Arena in London, Ola Labib has just published How Not To Lead A Double Life, an account of dating and performing…
Festival comedy shows based on machine learning
09/07/2026 … Ten Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows with AI and tech at their core… Garrett Millerick: We Tried it Your Way Garrett Millerick’s show is billed as…
Ten acts of that name heading to the festival
08/07/2026 … We continue our Edinburgh previews with ten Fringe comedians called Sam.
We launch a new podcast column at Sheffield's Crossed Wires festival
08/07/2026 … Welcome to this new monthly round-up from the world of comedy podcasting.
07/07/2026 … Here are ten shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival – where they all got glowing reviews from Chortle.
© BBC 07/07/2026 … 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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