Sarah Keyworth wins Melbourne's top comedy prize
British comic scoops festival's most outstanding show accolade
Sarah Keyworth has won the award for the most outstanding show at the Melbourne International…
John Cleese's cancel culture show... is cancelled
John Cleese‘s Channel 4 show…
Ivo Graham writes his first book
Ivo Graham has written his first book, exploring his…
Malala Yousafzai to appear in C4 comedy
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is to appear…
Owen O’Neill writes his first novel
Comedian Owen O’Neill is publishing his first…
Alex Edelman named one of the world's 100 most influential people
Alex Edelman has been named one of the 100 most influential…
Women get better at comedy when they become mums
Women are better at comedy after having children, Sara…
Chloe Petts to make her Have I Got News For You debut
Chloe Petts is to make her Have I Got News for You debut next month. The comedian,…
Dave Chappelle to play intimate London gigs
Dave Chappelle has announced a run of intimate work-in-progress shows…
Fast Show does not make a fast buck
He co-created one of the biggest comedy shows of the 1990s.. but if you believe Charlie…
Melbourne Comedy Festival announces its 2024 award nominees
John Kearns, Sarah Keyworth and Rose Matafeo are among the nominees for the biggest…
Dara O Briain explores the mysteries of the pyramids
Dara O Briain is to unearth The Mysteries of the Pyramids in a new two-part Channel…
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: Sunday April…
Features
My hottest comedy tip for 2024 so far
Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the best comedy he's been watching in…
Curb Your Enthusiasm bows out after 24 years – or does it?
Curb Your Enthusiasm, the show that revelled in awkward social encounters and misanthropy,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews
All our reviews from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Celia…
What are the names of the clowns in Psychoville?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Reviews
Guy Montgomery: Over 50,000,000 Guy Fans Can't Be Wrong
Last year, Guy Montgomery was playing to around 80…
Live comedy picks
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Jason Byrne: The Paddy Lama – Shed Talks
Museum Of Comedy
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Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show
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MC Hammersmith: Straight Outta Brompton
Cambridge Junction
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Other news
ITV 'thrilled' with G'wed's success
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New times for Tom Allen's Virgin Radio show
Tom Allen’s Virgin Radio show is moving following…
Filming starts on Fisk series 3
Filming has begun on the third six-part season of award-winning legal comedy Fisk,…
Harriet Kemsley announces 2024 tour
Harriet Kemsley is taking her new stand-up show Everything Always Works Out For Me…
Deadly Funny crowns its 2024 winners
Kalah Lovegrove and Tyson Walker have been named joint winners of the Deadly…
Tom Towelling wins the Musical Comedy Awards
Tom Towelling has won this year's Musical Comedy Awards.. The comic, previously…
More guests for Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
The guests have been named for the next episodes of Rhod Gilbert’s Growing…
Martin Lewis to host Have I Got News For You
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis is to host Have I Got News For You for…
Punching Up
Brian Wilson, divorce lawyer
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Men can't handle Richard Herring's balls
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Maisie Adam to run the London marathon
Maisie Adam is set to run the London Marathon on Sunday…
Russell Kane: I said no to Strictly twice
Russell Kane says he’s been asked to be Strictly…
Videos
It doesn't take mash-up maestro Cassetteboy to make the Apprentice contestants say stupid things – they are quite capable of that themselves.
But here the YouTuber has cut up Lord Sugar's words to have him spin an unusual shaggy-dog story.
Cassetteboy vs The Apprentice 2024
Mash-up maestro returns
Josh Jones: Using Self Defence
At the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
New web series from Get Pulped
Trailer for Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Netflix documentary about the history of queer comedy