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Oh say can you see... American comedians n the UK
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Lindsey Santoro gets her own Radio 4 series
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Michael Palin performs a Life Of Brian deleted scene
Michael Palin performed a deleted scene from Life Of…
BBC Sounds launches a platform for stand-up specials
Stand-up specials from some of Britain’s top…
Edinburgh TV festival to honour Lenny Henry
Sir Lenny Henry is to be honoured with an outstanding…
The contestants for series 20 of Taskmaster have been…
Smoggie Queens wins best comedy gong
Smoggie Queens has been named best comedy at the Broadcast Digital Awards. Judges…
Tom Davis announces new tour, Spudgun
Tom Davis has announced a new tour, Spudgun. It comes after his debut tour, Underdog…
Broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake turns to stand-up
Broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake is turning his hand to stand-up for the first time. The…
Dozens of props from Monty Python’s final live shows are being auctioned. The…
Harry Hill: I'd love TV Burp to return
Harry Hill says he’d love TV Burp to return – but with someone new…
Tough job! Alexander Armstrong embarks on TV pub walks
Alexander Armstrong is embarking on a tour of Perfect Pub Walks for More 4. He…
Tour news
Features
Less is more: in praise of innuendo and allusion
Kim Wells reflects on how the relaxation of censorship and the diktats of ‘good…
The idea that I could stand on stage and look like an out-of-touch granddad terrifies me
Paul Sinha is marking 30 years in stand-up with a return to the Edinburgh Fringe.…
Which comedians are playing the 2025 outdoor festivals?
Stand-up has become a major part of the music festivals that have proliferated across…
Where does Kurtan take Kerry for her birthday in This Country?
It's our question-writer Hayden Parker's 50th birthday this week, so in a…
Reviews
Comedy Knockout: Champion Of Champions
There’s an inevitable brutality to most of the…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Gearóid Farrelly: Gearóid Rage
Howth Abbey Tavern
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Tim Minchin: Songs The World Will Never Hear
Birmingham Symphony Hall
Thursday 10th Jul from 19:30Book now
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Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
Royal Festival Hall
Sunday 13th Jul from 15:30
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The Political Party with Matt Forde
Duchess Theatre
Monday 14th Jul from 19:30Book now
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Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty
Leeds Hyde Park Book Club
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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Barnard Castle Witham Hall
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Other news
Mini tour for ’Allo ’Allo stars
Some of the original cast of ’Allo ’Allo…
Rosie Jones to host Comic Relief Live
Comic Relief has revealed the line-up for its live…
The Cheerful Earful comedy podcast festival and the London Podcast Festival have…
Happy 100th birthday, Peter Sellers!
Two classic Peter Sellers comedies are to be released on Blu-Ray to mark…
Comics help celebrate Gilded Balloon's 40th birthday
Comedy stars including Bill Bailey, Jenny Eclair and Fred MacAulay are to be interviewed…
Alan Partridge is back in the oasthouse
The fourth series of From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast…
Altitude announces its 2026 line-up
Alpine comedy festival Altitude has announced its 2025 line-ip. Those heading…
Bert Kreischer to make a Netflix sitcom
Netflix is making a new comedy centred on the life of American comedian Bert Kreischer. The…
Punching Up
Run, Robin, run!
The Edinburgh Fringe is so manic you might wish you could be in two places at once. That’s certainly true for Welsh comic Robin Morgan – who has…
Yvette Fielding: I chat to Eric Morecambe every time I sit at his old desk
Most Haunted presenter Yvette Fielding says she communicates…
Sorry, Britain's NOT the funniest country
Britain might pride itself on its sense of humour – but…
The Edinburgh Fringe gig even the performer won't be at...
It’s not unheard-of to have no one in the audience…
Videos
Much has already been written and said about the Oasis reunion… but that’s not going to stop Broken News jumping on the bandwagon.
Here reporter Chip Fusty speaks about how ‘two elderly bothers from Manchester’ had a huge cultural impact, ’sometimes using as many as three chords’…
Oasis tour kicks off
From Broken News
With Danny Dyer and Harriet Webb and Ryan Sampson
by Tim Minchin
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