Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Jake Lambert on his return to the Fringe
20/08/2021 … Since bursting on to the comedy circuit in 2015, making the finals of many new act competitions, Jake Lambert has gone on to support Seann Walsh, Kerry Godliman,…
How comedy world is mourning Sean Lock
20/08/2021 … The outpouring of grief over the death of Sean Lock at the age of 58 is testament to how adored he was across the comedy world.
Q&A with Fringe performer Rachel E Thorn
19/08/2021 … Meet actress and writer Rachel E Thorn, who is bringing her 1990s-themed show Lovefool to the Fringe this year… What have you learnt about yourself…
© C4 Joe Lycett interview as Got Your Back returns
19/08/2021 … How does it feel to be making a third series of Got Your Bck? Really good! I felt really out of my comfort zone when we first started on this series because…
Comedian Katharyn Henson on her wild year and love of the Fringe
19/08/2021 … New York comic Katharyn Henson returns to the Fringe today with her show Ew Girl, You Nasty.
Sam Lake recalls a weird Fringe gig as he returns to Edinburgh
17/08/2021 … Sam Lake is a former winner of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year award, who also set up the comedy night Joy Multiplication with fellow…
© BBC/Channel X/Chris Harris Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz... with a sport and leisure theme
17/08/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Steve Stamp and Asim Chaudhry on the People Just Do Nothing movie Big In Japan
14/08/2021 … Steve Stamp and Asim Chaudhry starred as drug casualty DJ Steves and band manager Chabuddy G - the latter loosely based on Chaudhry’s own wheeler-dealer father…
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