America remakes Ludwig
America’s ABC network has ordered a remake of Ludwig, which will be called…
Crazy Rich Asians to become a TV series
HBO is to turn Crazy Rich Asians into a TV series. Comic…
Adam Kay revives This Is Going To Hurt live show
Adam Kay is taking his show This Is Going To Hurt back…
Prime Video to air Ed Gamble's second stand-up special
Ed Gamble’s second stand-up special is to be…
Suzi Ruffell wins Attitude magazine's comedy award
Suzi Ruffell has won the comedy category at this…
Revealed: The guest stars in Ellie And Natasia series two
Steve Coogan and Fleabag’s Sian Clifford are…
Amol Rajan to guest host Have I Got News For You
Amol Rajan is to host Have I Got News For You…
New dates for The Fast Show Live
The Fast Show team have announced a new run of dates for 2027. Simon Day, Charlie…
Hannah Waddingham joins The Choir
Hannah Waddingham, James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent will guest star in James Corden…
James Nesbitt joins Hopley Hall
James Nesbitt has joined the cast of Hopley Hall, a new six-part BBC comedy set in…
BBC axes Northern Ireland comedies
The BBC has axed two long-running Northern Irish comedy shows: Give My Head Peace…
Judith Lucy reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Australian comedian Judith Lucy has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She…
Taskmaster announces a UK arena gig
Taskmaster has announced two live shows – at Manchester's AO Arena…
Tour news
Features
'My leg hair still hasn't properly grown back'
Rob & Romesh Vs returns to Sky and Now TV for a ninth series next Wednesday,…
Who voices Richard’s agent in Only Child?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
John Cleese's Ministry of Silly Tweets
John Cleese has been reported to counter-extremism scheme Prevent over his anti-Islamic…
'I'm not drunk, I have cerebral palsy'
I’ve spent more than 40 years explaining that I’m not drunk. I…
Reviews
Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always Screaming
For a man forever playing with the form of stand-up,…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Morgan Rees: What A Bummer
Bloomsbury Theatre
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Brighton Ironworks
Sunday 11th Oct from 19:30Book now
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Wednesday 14th Oct from 19:30Book now
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Edinburgh Monkey Barrel
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Marty Gleeson: Dog Ear
Soho Theatre
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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Leeds City Varieties
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Other news
Operation Mincemeat heads to Australia
Comedy musical Operation Mincemeat is to open in Australia next…
New images from Josh Pugh's Stepping Up
Channel 4 has released new images from Stepping Up,…
Arts Council England funds comedy projects
The Live Comedy Association has been awarded £45,000 of Arts Council England…
US comedian Reggie McFadden dies at 57
US comedian Reggie McFadden, known for his work on1990s Fox sketch series In Living…
2026 Aberdeen Comedy Festival hailed a success
This year’s Aberdeen Comedy Festival has been hailed a success after attracting…
Brown Sauce names its 2026 Comedy Lab cohort
South Asian comedy club Brown Sauce has announced the eight emerging comedians chosen…
Another date for Radio 4's Live From The UK
An additional recording date has been announced for the next series of Radio 4's…
Eden Voss wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award
Eden Voss won the Birmingham Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent Award 2026. Voss,…
Punching Up
How a comedian is most likely to win Celebrity Traitors
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From Dundler Mifflin to rector of St Andrews?
If you know him only as the weird, taciturn accountant…
Simon Pegg has revealed he has been diagnosed with…
Nick Helm's the (hairy) face of Movember
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Videos
Musical comedian Huge Davies sings about playing Grand Theft Auto in this exclusive clip from the next episode of Iain Stirling Roasts The Internet.
Also on the panel are comedians Laura Smyth and Gus Khan and Love Island’s Chloe Burrows.
The programme airs on Comedy Central at 9pm on Monday September 14.
Huge Davies on playing Grand Theft Auto
From Iain Stirling Roasts The Internet.
Leo Reich's forthcoming Channel 4 comedy
Last One Laughing: Halloween trailer
Special edition coming soon
Weekend Update on the White House Ballroom
With Colin Jost and Michael Che