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Iran jails comedian for impersonating former supreme leader
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Sarah Millican has emergency surgery
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Brian Conley and Joe Pasquale admitted to the Magic Circle
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25 years of making stuff up...
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Netflix announces tight-turnaround documentary about Russell Brand
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Willow Marler named LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year
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Sky drops David Walliams movie Fing!
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Tour news
Features
I was a teenage Russell Brand fan
Sometime around April 2008, I waited outside a local restaurant for my date for the…
Who is Jack Skipper?
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Was Peter Cook Derek or Clive?
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My advice to new comedians? Don't hang around with comedians
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Reviews
LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2026
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Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing
Sunderland The Fire Station
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Saturday 21st Nov from 19:30Book now
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Birmingham Glee Club
Saturday 21st Nov from 20:00Book now
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Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle!
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Friday 27th Nov from 19:45Book now
Gig of the day
Maureen Younger: Be More Maureen
Brighton Komedia
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Cambridge Junction
Friday 4th Dec from 19:30Book now
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Grace Campbell to tape her first Radio 4 special
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Kate Stone joins comedy consultancy Reppd
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Entries open for Melbourne comedy festival's short film contest
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Angela Bra wins joke of the Nottingham Comedy Festival
Angela Bra has won the ‘joke of the festival’ award at the Nottingham…
Reece Shearsmith and Jessica Hynes to appear in White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Reece Shearsmith and Jessica Hynes will perform in the final shows of White Rabbit…
Rowan Atkinson backs Red Cross campaign
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Ofcom: BBC needs to be clearer about impact of cuts
Broadcast regulator Ofcom has demanded more information from the BBC about the impact…
Punching Up
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Why Katherine Parkinson won't eat Maltesers
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Videos
The FAA grounding all US flights led the Weekend Update section on Saturday Night Live last night.
And Colin Jost used the news to plug the advantages of ferry travel – having bought a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry for $280,000 on a whim with fellow comic Pete Davidson in 2022.
With co-host Michael Che, the segment also covered Joe Biden’s memoir about his president, the Nvidia scandal and vice president JD Vance being pulled from peace talks with Iran.
SNL's Weekend Update on the grounded planes and more
With Colin Jost and Michael Che
Stand-up hosted for the seventh time
Colin from Portsmouth prepares for Armageddon
From The Exploding Heads
James Acaster tribute act Craig Simons on Seth Meyers
On being mistaken for the real James Acaster