Two Doors Down to become a stage show
Hit BBC sitcom Two Doors Down is being turned into a live stage show. Original…
Masked agents snatch comedy club manager
The night manager of the Chicago Laugh Factory has…
Ricky Gervais makes a cameo in Asterix
Ricky Gervais has been immortalised in an Asterix cartoon. The…
Garth Marenghi launches YouTube show
Garth Marenghi has launched a video podcast interviewing…
Jason Manford to host the Royal Variety Performance
Jason Manford is to host this year’s Royal Variety…
Exposé of 21Soho's failure to pay comedians is up for a journalism award
A report into London comedy venue 21Soho failing to…
Nigel Ng to create an animated Uncle Roger series
Nigel Ng is making a Mr Bean-style cartoon for his…
Alice Lowe works on two horror-comedy films
Alice Lowe is working on two dark comedy films: a reimagining of A Midsummer Night’s…
Jessica Barden and other stars join Becoming Victoria Wood
The stars taking part in the 90-minute documentary Becoming Victoria Wood have been…
Ardal O’Hanlon and Tom Basden join How To Get To Heaven From Belfast
Ardal O’Hanlon and Tom Basden have joined the cast of How To Get To Heaven…
Jennifer Saunders to reunite with Joanna Lumley on Amandaland
Ab Fab stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are to reunite in a special Christmas…
Angie Le Mar joins her son's sitcom
Comedy star Angie Le Mar is joining the cast of a new Radio 4 sitcom – written…
Graham Linehan won't be prosecuted over anti-trans tweets
Graham Linehan is to face no further action over the anti-trans tweets that got him…
Tour news
Features
Which guest has appeared on Would I Lie To You? most often
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Digging up 20 facts about The Good Life
Next week U&Gold airs The Good Life: Inside Out, making 50 years of the sitcom…
'He's cleverer than he lets on, is Bob...'
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returns to BBC Two this weekend. Here Paul…
'We're feeling our age. We're not as fast, we're not as strong, we're forgetting things. We're a bit more grumpy...'
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing returns to BBC Two this weekend. Here Bob…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Jake Lambert: The Sunshine Kid
Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal
from 19:30 - 21:40
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Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway?
Leeds City Varieties
Monday 27th OctBook now
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Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It
Worcester Huntingdon Hall
Saturday 25th Oct from 19:30Book now
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Mark Nelson: Liquid Gold
Oban The View
Friday 14th Nov from 20:30Book now
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Mr Swallow In Show Pony
Ipswich Corn Exchange
from 19:30
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Alan Davies: Think Ahead
Swindon Wyvern Theatre
Friday 31st Oct from 19:30Book now
Other news
Jennifer Coolidge and Nicole Scherzinger join Rebel Wilson’s Girl Group.
Jennifer Coolidge and Nicole Scherzinger have joined…
Simon Amstell announces London residency
Simon Amstell has announced a three-week London…
British Comedy Guide launches open mic competition
The British Comedy Guide has announced a new stand-up contest for open mic comedians. Stand-Up…
Gregor Fisher goes on his first tour
Scottish comedy star Gregor Fisher is to go on his first tour with an ‘evening…
Comics support psychedelic punk duo The Lovely Eggs on tour
Comedy stars have signed up to support lo-fi psychedelic punk duo The Lovely Eggs…
Jennifer Saunders narrates science novel for kids
Jennifer Saunders has narrated a new audiobook helping kids reduce their plastic…
Phil Ellis and Anna Thomas launch podcast
Taskmaster contestant Phil Ellis and fellow comic Anna Thomas are launching a new…
Women In Comedy fest crowns its winners
Jessie Nixon and Lulu Simons were crowned winners at this year’s Women In Comedy…
Punching Up
The Young Ones reunion that never was
A planned reunion of The Young Ones to be written by the creators of Peep Show was cancelled because of scheduling problems. Nigel Planer – who played…
The stand-up special released as 36 Instagram reels
Nathan Cassidy has released his new stand-up special…
Katherine Ryan welcomes her fourth child
Katherine Ryan has given birth to her fourth child,…
Victor Meldrew's house sells for £337,500
Victor Meldrew’s house has sold for its asking…
Videos
Jordan Brooks turns therapist in this new web series, Open Up!
The former Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner’s first client is Sunil Patel, and their session is more than a little awkward.
Future episodes promise more clients from the world of comedy and beyond…
Open Up! with Jordan Brookes
Featuring Sunil Patel
Trailer for Malice, Jack Whitehall's psychological thriller
Coming to Amazon Prime next month
Stuart Laws crowdwork
Mike Graham Misunderstands Absolutely Everything
From Michael Spicer