Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
© C4 C4's new student sitcom Fresh Meat
01/09/2011 … In the book How Not To Write A Sitcom, which Chortle reviewed yesterday, the unequivocal advice was: ‘Don’t write about sitcoms.
The music comedians walk on to
30/08/2011 … This year, as usual, we asked Edinburgh Fringe comedians to tell us what music they came on stage to, and why they chose it.
The improv, fun, and banoffee pie on the set of Outnumbered
18/08/2011 … Outnumbered returns to BBC One for its fourth series next month, proving that ignoring the well-known adage never to work with children or animals can pay dividends.
Comedy reviews from the festival
03/08/2011 … All 2011 Edinburgh Fringe reviews: Bridget Christie: Housewife Surrealist Bring Me The Head Of Adam Riches Hannah Gadsby: Mary.
Jay Richardson interviews Peter Capaldi
25/07/2011 … With the nation gripped by the phone hacking scandal, what would Malcolm Tucker make of this massive political, media and police fuckaggedon?Peter Capaldi can only…
19/07/2011 … On Sunday, at 2.
Final extract from Simon Day's memoirs
29/06/2011 … In 1998 we performed The Fast Show live at Hammersmith Apollo: thirty nights sold out! This was the cherry on the cake for me personally.
In the second extract from his memoirs, Simon Day recalls his time on Saturday Zoo
28/06/2011 … In 1993 Jonathan Ross’ production company, Channel X, embarked on the glorious folly that was Saturday Zoo, a music and comedy show to be broadcast on Channel…
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