Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
© BBC/Richard Harrison Diane Morgan on the return of her BBC Two comedy
15/07/2025 … A new fourth series of Diane Morgan's comedy Mandy starts Monday 21 July at 10pm on BBC Two, with all episodes available on iPlayer from 6am.
Q&A with Chortle Hotshot Shalaka Kurup
15/07/2025 … Earlier this year, Chortle selected five Hotshots from a series of gigs around the country.
Ten Edinburgh Fringe shows with an eye on the past
14/07/2025 … With the present such a dumpster fire, is it any surprise some comedians are looking to the past for inspiration? Here are ten of them heading to the Edimburgh Fringe.
Meet Chortle Hotshot Liam Tulley
14/07/2025 … Earlier this year, Chortle selected five Hotshots from a series of gigs around the country.
© Michael Julings 11/07/2025 … A picture is worth 1,000 words, so here is a 10,000-word article, on acts who have gone above and beyond to create a memorabilia visual identity for their Edinburgh…
10/07/2025 … Forget all the shows that try to game their way to the top of the Edinburgh Fringe programme with garbage titles that start with things like ‘.
© Steve Ullathorne Ten festival shows about getting hatched, matched or despatched...
09/07/2025 … In the latest of our preview articles about shows heading for the Edinburgh Fringe, here are ten about the major life milestones… 1.
Comedian speaks about her sexuality, homophobic heckles and class in comedy
09/07/2025 … Suzi Ruffell has revealed she didn’t realise she was gay until she watched Kate Winslet in Titanic… and even then pretended to be straight for several…
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