© Matt Crockett 'I'm writing a self-help book by a still flawed person'
Mark Watson on his literary career
19/11/2020 … He’s only just released one book – but Mark Watson is already talking about the next one.
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Thu 19 November 2020
© Matt Crockett Wed 18 November 2020
© BBC/Hat Trick/Ellis O’Brien 'I read poetry and punch the air'
Frank Skinner on his love of verse
18/11/2020 … Frank Skinner may be a huge fan of poetry – but he doesn’t want to write it.
Tue 17 November 2020
Which politician was replaced by a tub of lard on Have I Got News For You?
17/11/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Your guide to the Chortle Comedy Book Festival
And the rest of the week's comedy on demand
17/11/2020 … The week's best comedy on demand.
Sun 15 November 2020
Who DIDN'T he work with?
Des O'Connor's encounters with comedians old and new
15/11/2020 … It's something of a cliché, but over a career spanning six decades, Des O'Connor really has has worked with them all, from Bernard Manning to Reeves…
Tue 10 November 2020
What's Romesh Ranganathan's real first name?
10/11/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tue 03 November 2020
Which comedy movies did Donald Trump cameo in?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz - US election special
03/11/2020 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
John Sessions: A life on screen
Some of the comic and actor's memorable appearances
03/11/2020 … Here are just a few of John Sessions’ screen appearances, to remember his varied career after his death at the age of 67.