What was Desmond's surname in Desmond's?
04/07/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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Tue 04 July 2023
Tue 27 June 2023
Seeing a humpback whale puts comedy into perspective!
The final instalment of Chortle Student Comedy Award Caitriona Dowden's Australian comedy diary
27/06/2023 … Caitriona Dowden won last year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award – and her prize was to tour down under, largely courtesy of the Comedy Lounge in Perth,…
Test your knowledge of 1990s stand-up
27/06/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Wed 21 June 2023
© BBC Win a new audiobook history of Blackadder
Six copies of Jem Roberts' latest title up for grabs
21/06/2023 … Comedy historian a Jem Roberts has released a new audiobook version of his Blackadder book to mark the 40th anniversary of the classic comedy.
Tue 20 June 2023
In Life's Too Short, which actor persuaded Warwick Davis into a toilet bowl?
20/06/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Mon 19 June 2023
© Miranda Holms How I avoided the fate of becoming a very depressed school teacher
Ali Brice on his most memorable gigs
19/06/2023 … As he prepares to bring his latest show I Tried To Be Funny, But You Weren’t Looking to the Soho Theatre, Ali Brice shares some of the most memorable moments…
Tue 13 June 2023
© C4/Strawberry Blond What job did Hugh Dennis's character have in No Time To Die?
13/06/2023 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© C4 'Menopause has been overwhelmingly positive to me. I feel free!
Bridget Christie on her new Channel 4 comedy The Change
13/06/2023 … How long does it take to develop a TV show? Bridget Christie says that The Change, her new Channel 4 comedy about a menopausal woman, took so long to get to…