'A laugh like a seal being flogged to death'
Shamik Chakrabarti on his most memorable gigs
14/04/2025 … Indian comedian Shamik Chakrabarti will be bringing his first international stand-up show, Despite Appearances, to Soho Theatre later this month.
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Mon 14 April 2025
Let's never take Katherine Ryan for granted
14/04/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London - in the last two weeks.
Wed 09 April 2025
Tue 08 April 2025
© Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan/CC BY-SA 2.0 What was Simon Pegg’s first TV acting job?
08/04/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 07 April 2025
The night someone threw a chicken head at me
Ed Night on his most memorable gigs
07/04/2025 … Ed Night is taking his latest stand-up show The Plunge on tour from next month, having attracted a slew of great reviews at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Tue 01 April 2025
How much do you know about The Good Life?
Trivia quiz to mark the sitcom's 50th anniversary
01/04/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Why Maria Bamford is your favourite comedian’s favourite comedian
Derek Mitchell shares his comedy favourties
01/04/2025 … Derek Mitchell is currently on tour with his stand-up and character show Double Dutch, an exploration of cultural clashes between his Dutchness,…
'It felt like we were no longer on Earth (but we could still buy Twixes)'
Dara Ó Briain on making his new show about volcanoes
01/04/2025 … Dara Ó Briain’s new two-part series about volcanoes kicks off on 5 tonight.