Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Interview with Simon Mayhew-Archer, writer of her new comedy, Can You Keep A Secret?
30/12/2025 … In the forthcoming BBC comedy series Can You Keep A Secret? Dawn French plays Debbie Fendon a ‘tinpot dictator’ who maintains the illusion that her husband…
Try our trivia quiz about the comedy events of 2025
30/12/2025 … Test your knowledge of comedy in 2025 with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden…
© BBC Ronni Ancona on joining EastEnders, years after parodying it
30/12/2025 … Ronni Ancona is heading to EastEnder sto play Bea – Linda Carter’s acquaintance from school.
Shazia Mirza and Eddie Kadi on taking part in the celebrity edition
29/12/2025 … The Celebrity Apprentice returns to BBC One for a two-part Christmas special tonight and tomorrow – with comedians Eddie Kadi and Shazia Mirza among those…
© BBC/Expectation TV Sophie Willan on success and struggles
24/12/2025 … Sophie Willan has revealed she has named her Baftas after women who inspired her, as she spoke candidly about her upbringing.
© BBC Try our weekly trivia quiz... all about pantomimes
23/12/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Tim Harding on Joseph Morpurgo's revived Soothing Sounds For Baby
22/12/2025 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London in the last two weeks.
16/12/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.