Host The Week axed after just one episode
'They don't all work,' C4 says
Channel 4’s Host The Week has been axed after just one episode. The opening…
Russell Brand to give the 'Alternative MacTaggart' speech
Russell Brand is to address TV executives at the prestigious…
Peter Kay announces new charity shows
Peter Kay is to return to Manchester’s O2 Apollo…
Fiona O'Loughlin: I was in a coma for a month
Australian comedian Fiona O’Loughlin has revealed…
Britcoms struggle in TV Choice Awards
It’s a ceremony that celebrates the best in British…
Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls announces his first solo show
Harry Shearer as announced his first solo gig as Spinal…
Cosby 'won't talk about sexual assault on tour'
Bill Cosby’s publicist has denied reports he…
The best of the week's live comedy.Sunday June 25LONDON: It's the perfect appetiser…
Vic Reeves signs up for Celebrity Masterchef
Vic Reeves is to be a contestant on the next series of Celebrity MasterChef.The…
Josie Long and Liam Williams write a R4 play
The best of the week's comedy on radio… there's not much on telly…
Daily Show comedian Hasan Minhaj has pulled out of his UK trip this summer. The…
Police probe claims comic sent 'disgusting' texts
Stand-up Scott Gibson is being investigated by police over reports that he sent 'disgusting'…
Listen to these Idiot Bastards...
This week's best comedy shows on demand. In Transit In 2013, the Idiot…
Features
What did Tiswas stand for?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always…
Win the complete Sykes box set
All 68 episodes of Sykes have been released on one DVD box set for the first time…
Stand Up For Refugees
Comics gathered at the Brighton Dome last night for a Stand Up For Refugees gig. It…
'It’s basically a circus... with vegetables'
My introduction to comedy was pretty late in the day. My mum brought us up on arthouse…
Remember when Mollie Sugden was an astronaut?
Here's this week's comedy trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster…
'Prince Andrew is always funny, he's our Terry-Thomas'
Spoof royal family soap The Windsors is returning to Channel 4 for a second series…
Reviews
The premise of Host The Week is that the guest presenter…
When Zazu first emerged a few years ago, they seemed…
Dylan Brody's Driving Hollywood
Dylan Brody is a humorist, so often a euphemism for…
Ricky Gervais has never encountered a sensibility he…
Dedicated improv venues are springing up all over the…
One sketch in the opening episode of The Damien Slash…
It seemed like every comedian in London was at one…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Adam Hills, Alan Carr, Jo Brand, Jon Richardson, Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Kevin Bridges, Michael McIntyre, Micky Flanagan, Rob Beckett, Russell Kane, Seann Walsh
Eventim Apollo
From 19:30
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Milton Jones Is Out There
Leicester De Montfort Hall
Thursday 9th Nov from 19:30Book now
Gig of the day
The Noise Next Door: Uproar!
Colchester Arts Centre
From 20:00
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Rob Delaney: Meat
Leicester Square Theatre
Thursday 13th Jul from 20:45Book now
Gig of the day
Russell Brand - Re:Birth
Worthing Assembly Hall
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Tom Stade: I Swear
Dublin Whelan's
Monday 23rd Oct from 20:30Book now
Opinion
Reviewing the reviewer
On the eve of the general election I arranged a benefit gig for Invoke Democracy Now at the Backyard, and deliberately invited four comedians from across the political…
What are female comics doing these days? What’s…
I’m a stand-up comedian in New York City. I’ve…
Have you heard the one about the dead hooker?
We need to talk about dead hooker jokes. I see…
Other news
Honorary degrees for Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel
Phill Jupitus and Mark Steel are to receive honorary…
Matt Lucas revives George Dawes
Matt Lucas has revived his Shooting Stars character…
Charlie Brooker offers Black Mirror masterclass
Charlie Brooker is to offer a Black Mirror masterclass with the show’s executive…
Comedy Central signs new deal for digital showrst
Comedy Central has signed a deal to distribute more shorts on-demand and online.The…
The line-up has been announced for this year’s Greenwich Comedy Festival,…
New Edinburgh Fringe award launched
A new award has been launched for the Edinburgh Fringe show that most successfully…
30 Rock's Scott Adsit confirms London dates
30 Rock star Scott Adsit will be performing improv at two London date. Adsit And…
Austentatious announce autumn tour
Acclaimed improv show Austentatious has announced a new 22-date tour for the autumn.The…
Punching Up
By George! Formby uke set to fetch £30k
One of George Formby’s banjo ukulele’s is to be sold off – with auctioneers expecting it could fetch £30,000 The Gibson UB3 banjolele…
Uber chooses a new chief exec...
Quote of the week ‘I want to be as funny as Family…
The level of chauvinism facing female comedians was…
The day Liam Gallagher woke up next to Steve Coogan
Liam Gallagher has spoken of the morning he woke up…
Videos
Netflix has released the trailer for its new series The Standups.
The programme – which launched on July 4 – comprises six half-hour specials from up-and-coming American comedians.
The comics are Deon Cole, Beth Stelling, Nate Bargatze, Dan Soder, Nikki Glaser and Fortune Feimster.
And the streaming service reckons there are 2,395 jokes across the series.
Here are some of them:
Netflix releases trailer for The Standups
New series of half-hour specials
Elf Lyons: The worst things I’ve bought when drunk
BBC Three Life Lessons
Reality sitcom with comics Bobby Mair and Harriet Kemsley
Josh Pieters Investigates: Am I A Millennial?
New series from Comedy Central
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