How to tell a story in stand-up
Comedy director Chris Head has some advice
10/04/2022 … A significant part of stand-up comedy is telling stories.
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Sun 10 April 2022
Thu 07 April 2022
© BBC/CTVC/Sam Palmer 'This pilgrimage has made me more tolerant'
Shazia Mirza on taking part in the BBC's latest religious trek
07/04/2022 … Shazia Mirza is one of the celebrities in the new series of BBC Two's Pilgrimage.
Wed 06 April 2022
© BBC What song are Nessa and Bryn singing here?
Try our weekly comedy trivia quiz
06/04/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 05 April 2022
'We see so few authentic working-class representations in comedy'
Lucy Beaumont on her new Channel 4 show Hullraisers
05/04/2022 … Hullraisers – a new show about three young Humberside mums, Toni, Rana and Paula - starts on Channel 4 next week.
Sun 03 April 2022
© UKTV 'When you’ve written something yourself you forget what’s funny'
Sara Pascoe on the return of Comedians Giving Lectures
03/04/2022 … Sara Pascoe returns with a new series of Comedians Giving Lectures later this month, in which stand-ups take the titles of real lectures and Ted Talks and imagine…
Fri 01 April 2022
Watch all the 2022 Chortle Student semi-finalists
01/04/2022 … Here are clips from all the up-and-coming comics who have taken part in the semi-finals of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award so far.
Thu 31 March 2022
Watch the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival gala show
All the sets from the launch gig
31/03/2022 … The 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival has kicked off, marked with a gala show that aired on ABC last night.
Tue 29 March 2022
Who won an Oscar for A Fish Called Wanda?
Try a special awards edition of our Tuesday Trivia Quiz
29/03/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.