Chortle again seeks wider critical voices
Apply for Edinburgh 2019 scheme
19/02/2019 … Chortle is looking for another new comedy reviewer for the Edinburgh Fringe from a working-class or non-white background.
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Tue 19 February 2019
What was the name of the company Mark worked for in Peep Show?
19/02/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format and- compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Fri 15 February 2019
© Ian Watson 'There's a feeling of people not wanting jokes any more'
Ian Hislop and writing partner Nick Newman on the state – and history – of satire
15/02/2019 … ◼INTERVIEW BY JAY RICHARDSON 'I've been up for contempt of court, with the attorney general asking for a two year committal' grimaces Ian Hislop.
Thu 14 February 2019
© BBC 'So beautifully naive and full of joy'
This Time With Alan Partridge star Susannah Fielding picks her comedy favourites
14/02/2019 … Susannah Fielding will be co-starring with Alan Partridge in the new series of This Time With Alan Partridge, playing the more skilled broadcaster Jennie Gresham…
© BBC ‘The world has slightly realigned itself along Alan lines’
Steve Coogan and others on the broadcaster's return
14/02/2019 … The overused phrase ‘long-awaited’ doesn’t seem to do justice to Alan Partridge’s return to BBC television, now as the co-presenter of a…
Wed 13 February 2019
'More great lines in 30 seconds than some sitcoms manage in a season'
Sean McLoughlin picks his Perfect Playlist
13/02/2019 … Sean McLoughlin is about to hit the road with his latest tour, Hail Mary.
Tue 12 February 2019
Who did Carrie Bradshaw marry?
Try a Valentine's edition our Tuesday Trivia Quiz
12/02/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format and- compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Fri 08 February 2019
It's just grown men getting hurt while trying to perform simple tasks
Absurdist Sean Morley shares his comedy favourites
08/02/2019 … ‘Remorseful absurdist’ Sean Morley is bringing his show to London’s Vault Festival later this month.