Amanda Dwyer wins Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award.
Presented on the last day of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Amanda Dwyer has won this year’s Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award. She…
Russell Brand's trial date set
Russell Brand’s trial on seven counts of rape…
Tom Allen is to host a new three-part series on Classic…
Gilded Balloon announces 105 Edinburgh Fringe shows
Gregor Fisher, Phil Nichol and the first winner of…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Young Offenders returns for series 5
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Watch highlights from SNL UK episode 2
Jack Shep was one of the comics who stole the opening…
Ted Hill gets the BGT golden buzzer
Comedian Ted Hill received the golden buzzer in tonight's episode of Britain's…
East London’s Moth Club – home to a leading comedy club and immortalised…
Li Jin Hao joins Judd Apatow film
Li Jin Hao has joined Judd Apatow's latest film. The currently untitled comedy,…
Amanda Knox becomes a stand-up
Amanda Knox – the woman who was wrongly accused of killing her roommate…
Jack Dee and Mike Wozniak return to the Fringe
Jack Dee and Mike Wozniak are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. They…
'Trump' centre to honour Trump critic Bill Maher
Bill Maher is to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, it…
Tour news
Features
How The Harry Hill Show could be the future of podcasts
Television has become a very difficult concept to pin down. It’s no longer…
Can AI have a role in writing comedy?
There’s a strange new presence in the comedy writing process. It doesn’t…
What was the fictional airline in The High Life?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Stewart Lee: I'd never be a comic if I had to start today
He may be one of the most respected comedians of his generation, but Stewart Lee…
Reviews
Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy at Underbelly Boulevard
Directly mining grief and other traumas for comedy…
Live comedy picks
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Other news
Finalists announced for 2026 Musical Comedy Awards
The finalists have been announced for this year’s…
Milton Keynes gets a comedy festival
Milton Keynes is launching a new comedy festival this…
Ken Dodd's charity donates £1.5m to Liverpool museums
The charity set up by Sir Ken Dodd is to give £1.5 million to National Museums…
Live gigs for Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir and wife Nancy
Vic Reeves creator Jim Moir has announced two live shows with his wife Nancy. Chin…
Sky to air Rob Beckett’s Giraffe special
Rob Beckett’s latest stand-up tour, Giraffe, is to air on Sky One on Good Friday,…
Last ever Luke Rollason bursary winners announced
Comedian Luke Rollason has announced the winners of the fifth and final year of the…
Monty Don to host Have I Got News For You
Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don is to host Have I Got News For You for…
Glasgow-based comic Kate Hammer will be getting help staging her Edinburgh…
Punching Up
Shouldn't it be the Hammersmyth Apollo?
Laura Smyth got the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith renamed in her honour this week – even if those at the venue were not entirely sure about it. She got…
A month with my parents? It's three weeks too long
Maisie Adam has complained about losing her privacy…
The Young Offenders' costume drama
Attention to every detail is crucial while filming…
SNL UK gets the internet talking
The launch of the UK version of Saturday Night Live…
Videos
Here's Nish Kumar making debut as a guest on the US version of Have I Got News For You.
He joined journalist Kara Swisher and regulars Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black. On the CNN show, hosted by Roy Wood Jr,.
They spoke about Trump threatening Iran with ultimatums and 'bombing our little hearts out,' Iran trolling Trump and ICE agents taking at airports.
Oh, and the small matter of the decline of America.
Nish Kumar on Have I Got News For You?
The US version
Dan Rath at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
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From Broken News
Bob Mortimer revives his alter-ego for Last One Laughing