Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews 2026
15/04/2026 … All Chortle's reviews from the 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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Wed 15 April 2026
Tue 14 April 2026
© BBC//Studio Hamburg What's the nickname of Greg Davies' character in The Cleaner?
14/04/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 13 April 2026
'You can use long words and still be a moron'
Big interview with Pierre Novellie
13/04/2026 … Pierre Novellie is currently touring his show You Sit There, I'll Stand Here and preparing to take his next hour, Okay, One More Then Bedtime, to this year's…
Wed 08 April 2026
© C4 'Life is making jokes between horrible things'
Interview with Big Mood creator Camilla Whitehill
08/04/2026 … Big Mood is returning to Channel 4 soon with Nicola Coughlan reprising her role as Maggie, who has bipolar disorder, and Lydia West as her best friend Eddie……
'It completely redefines what one person can do on stage'
Riki Lindhome picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
08/04/2026 … American comedian Riki Lindhome – known for her comedy folk duo Garfunkel and Oates and appearances in the likes of The Big Bang Theory,…
Tue 07 April 2026
© C4/Avalon Who's finished last on more Taskmaster episodes than anyone else?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz, all about the show's worst contestants
07/04/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© 5 Broadcasting Limited / Frank Films I've lost several friends over the years... making a new one is very welcome
Adrian Edmondson on his new birdwatching series with Sam West
07/04/2026 … In a new Channel 5 programme, Adrian Edmondson teams up with the actor Sam West, to go birdwatching around the UK.
Sat 04 April 2026
© CTVC A Muslim and a Jew walk onto a Holy Island...
Hasan Al-Habib nd Ashley Blaker on doing the BBC's Pilgrimage
04/04/2026 … Comedians Hasan Al-Habib, a Muslim, and Ashley Blaker, a not-practising Jew, are among the celebrities who took part in the BBC’s Pilgrimage, which airs on…