'A rancid set of tragic self-loathing'
Tim Harding endures a Katie Hopkins performance in the name of his comedy diary
14/03/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London - and online - in the last two weeks.
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Fri 14 March 2025
Wed 12 March 2025
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2025: London semi-finalists
Watch extracts from their sets
12/03/2025 … Here are the acts who took part in the two London semi-finals of the Chortle Student Comedy Award held at the Museum of Comedy on Sunday.
'You go from being a person to being treated like nothing'
Comedian Louis Utieyin on his soul-destroying job... and how it informed his new film role
12/03/2025 … When Louis Utieyin moved to Scotland to study, he took a job in a fulfilment centre to make ends meet.
Tue 11 March 2025
How much do you know about Douglas Adams?
11/03/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 10 March 2025
Just existing in the world as a black woman can be a march into the unknown
Former Daily Show correspondent Dulce Sloan's most memorable gigs
10/03/2025 … Former Daily Show correspondent Dulce Sloan is coming to London next week for her first Soho Theatre run.
Thu 06 March 2025
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2025: Nottingham semi-final
Watch extracts from all the sets
06/03/2025 … Here are the acts who have taken part in this year's Chortle Student Comedy Award so far this year.
Tue 04 March 2025
Did John Cooper Clarke really advertise Sugar Puffs?
04/03/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
'A 20p bet got me to my lowest ebb'
John Robins on addiction, comedy and Taskmaster
04/03/2025 … John Robins has opened up about his struggles with gambling and alcohol addiction – and how comedy helped him deal with it.