John Bishop and Jason Byrne to film survival show
Comedians head to Patagonia with ex-special forces man Ray Goggin
John Bishop and Jason Byrne are making a television survival show in the wilds…
Bill Bailey is the Vaudevillian
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Who are the brains of the operation?
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Laura Smyth cast in HBO's Harry Potter series
Comedian Laura Smyth has been cast in the new Harry…
Mark Watson creates a text adventure game
Mark Watson has released the demo version of a game…
Carry On and Pink Panther actress Elke Sommer dies at 85
Elke Sommer, who appeared in Carry On Behind and The…
Tom Rosenthal to play Bertie Wooster
Tom Rosenthal and Gavin & Stacey’s Adrian…
Rosie Wilby: How misogyny in comedy inspired my new book
Comedian Rosie Wilby is writing a novel about misogyny in comedy – based on…
U&Dave has axed its comedy escape room show The Way Out after one series. Four…
Leicester's new comedy festival reveals line-up
The full line-up has been revealed for the Independent Comedy Festival replacing…
Harry Hill releases 'absurd dark comedy' The Jillon
Harry Hill has released a ‘gloriously absurd dark comedy’ film about…
Bill Bailey narrates spoof nature documentary
Bill Bailey has lent his voice to a comedy nature documentary based around World…
Jamie Demetriou working on a new TV show
Jamie Demetriou is working on a new TV series called A Group Of Modern Guys, Chortle…
Tour news
Features
The You’re Wrong About universe, and spooky podcasts for Halloween
I’ve previously written about the parasocial nature of podcast fandom. That…
My night at a Roy Chubby Brown gig
From the rafters of Lancaster’s Grand Theatre, Roy Chubby Brown is a difficult…
'There's a pattern of new acts being tribute acts to their inspirations'
As this year’s BBC New Comedy Awards head to BBC Three and iPlayer, judges…
In Look Around You, what was the element Cd?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Reviews
Hasan Al-Habib: Stuck in the Middle (East) With You
Hasan Al-Habib is a dependable gag-driven club-style…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Josh Pugh: Ha Ha, Yeah Sound
Liverpool St George's Hall
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Manchester Fairfield Social Club
Saturday 7th Nov from 19:30Book now
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Friday 6th Nov from 19:30Book now
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Glasgow Oran Mor
Friday 13th Nov from 20:00Book now
Gig of the day
Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From A Really Nice Guy
Cardiff New Theatre
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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Burnley Mechanics
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Other news
John Cleese to host charity screening of the Holy Grail
John Cleese is to host a one-off charity screening…
Which comedians are on the 2026 Royal Variety Performance?
Milton Jones and Phil Wang will be performing at this…
Gary Joel wins West End New (Old) Act of the Year
Gary Joel has been named the West End New (Old) Act of the Year. The London-based…
Jack Dee, Seann Walsh and Sara Morgan have launched a new podcast based on solving…
SNL's Nigerian Wicked sketch goes viral
Saturday Night Live UK have scored a major viral hit with their Nollywood version…
Hertfordshire gets four new comedy clubs
Comedians Duncan Hart and Gil Givens are launching four monthly comedy clubs across…
LGBTQ+ new comedian of the year 2026 finalists announced
The ten finalists have been confirmed for this year’s LGBTQ+ new comedian of…
Kevin Bridges breaks Belfast arena record
Kevin Bridges will this weekend become the comedian who has played the most gigs…
Punching Up
Richard Herring's Rasputin project refuses to die
Richard Herring is considering revisiting his greatest folly, his preoccupation with the notorious Russian monk Rasputin, by reviving one of his biggest flops, the…
Did this drive James Acaster over the edge...
James Acaster did not take the pressures of being a…
Guz Khan: The dark history of my first house
Guz Khan has revealed the dark story behind how he…
Nick Mohammed: How I tried to cheat the Magic Circle
Nick Mohammed has told how he was disqualified from…
Videos
Donald Trump’s new obsession with men’s asses led SNL’s Weekend Update last night.
Segment hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che also spoke about the barely-disguise racism levelled at Muslim Democrat midterm hopeful, including Ted Cruz saying Americans will die if he wins his Senate race.
Trump obsesses over men’s asses
Real news from SNL's Weekend Update
From Saturday Night Live
Sir Patrick Stewart at Just For Laughs
...where he delivered his own eulogy
George Fouracres on Late Night With Seth Meyers
Talking about Saturday Night Live U