Sheila Steafel – a life on screen
Six clips of the comedy veteran, who has died at 84
27/08/2019 … The Frost Report, 1966 With Ronnie Barker The Tommy Cooper Hour, c1974 From her C4 show Sheila, 1982 Another sketch…
Latest Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 27 August 2019
Which comedian narrates Peppa Pig?
27/08/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 26 August 2019
215 Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews
All we saw at this year's festival
26/08/2019 … Catherine Cohen: The Twist.
Ask a silly question....
All the Emergency Questions from the Edinburgh Fringe
26/08/2019 … For the Edinburgh Fringe we asked scores of comedians the most ridiculous things, thanks to Richard Herring's Emergency Questions – the conversational…
Comedy that inspired others
All the Perfect Playlists from the Edinburgh Fringe
26/08/2019 … Throughout the Fringe, as we do year-round, we asked comedians to share their Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites, and explain why they are so good.
Hecklers, walkouts and on-stage deaths...
All the Unforgettable 5s from the Edinburgh Fringe
26/08/2019 … Throughout the Fringe we asked comedians to recall 5 of the most memorable gigs of their lives – good or bad.
Watch the 2019 Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists
26/08/2019 … Here are the full sets from all of the finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award, held at the Edinburg Fringe earlier this month.
Sun 25 August 2019
What is your favourite flat thing?
The last of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions
25/08/2019 … Any song in the key of B flat, except Roxanne.