© BBC What was grandad's name in Only Fools And Horses?
10/01/2023 … 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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Tue 10 January 2023
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© BBC 'Young Jack Whitehall wasn’t really into actual hard work'
The comic on the reboot of Bad Education
10/01/2023 … Following the reunion episode which aired before Christmas, Bad Education returns to BBC Three next week with Jack Whitehall’s hapless teacher Alfie Wickers…
Wed 04 January 2023
A heckler accused me of being a war criminal by proxy
Grace Campbell's most memorable gigs
04/01/2023 … As Grace Campbell prepares to go on the road with her new tour, A Show About Me(n), she share five of her most memorable gigs… First gig My first…
Tue 03 January 2023
© Jernej Furman/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 Which comedians are on tour in 2023?
03/01/2023 … In a special new year's edition of our weekly trivia quiz, can you match come of the comedians who are touring in 2023 with the name of their show? Good…
Mon 02 January 2023
Ones to watch 2023
Comedy promoters share their tips for the top
02/01/2023 … As another year begins, we asked some of the UK’s top comedy promoters to suggest which comedians might be ones to watch over the next 12 months.
'I'm surprised by stand-ups who don't have ADHD. Why are they doing it?'
Angela Barnes interview as she embarks on her new tour
02/01/2023 … TV and radio regular Angela Barnes is back on tour later this tour with her new show, Hot Mess.
'I was the first Taskmaster contestant to break a bone'
Q&A with NZ comic Urzila Carlson as she heads to the UK
02/01/2023 … New Zealand-based comedian Urzila Carlson is hitting the UK next month, with her tour It's Personal Tour starting in Edinburgh on February 8.
Fri 30 December 2022
The most memorable comedy gigs of 2022
...at least according to Chortle editor Steve Bennett
30/12/2022 … In the last 12 months, the world of stand-up has gingerly got back on its feet after being gutted by the pandemic.