Ghost series from Daisy May and Charlie Cooper
This Country couple to visit UK's haunted sites
This Country creators Daisy May and Charlie Cooper are to front a new series about…
Emmanuel Sonubi shares his near-death experience
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It's the League Of Gentlemen reunion (kinda)
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Bill Bailey to play The Last Night Of The Proms
Bill Bailey is making his debut at the BBC Proms –…
Scotland's comics to honour Gary Little
The Scottish comedy community is staging a memorial…
Sir David Jason is to play shopkeeper Granville for…
Ricky Gervais creates Alley Cats for Netflix
Ricky Gervais’s new TV project has been revealed:…
John Kearns announces 2026 tour
John Kearns has announced a 55-plus date tour of UK and Ireland next year. Tilting…
Jimmy Carr hits 1.5million YouTube subscribers
Jimmy Carr has become the most subscribed UK comedian on YouTube, with more than…
Sophie Willan to host Great British Sewing Bee
Sophie Willan has been announced as the new host of The Great British Sewing Bee. The…
New Charlie Brooker project revealed
Netflix has announced the new Charlie Brooker project, a crime thriller …
Jon Richardson works to restore Yorkshire pub
Jon Richardson’s efforts to restore a rural Yorkshire pub are to be captured…
Ellen DeGeneres to perform UK shows
Ellen DeGeneres is to perform a series of ‘in conversation with’ events…
Tour news
Features
'Comedy's more phone-based now, and that's sad to me'
Stand-up Kerry Godliman stars in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – which…
'I tried an escape room once. I just sat in the corner'
Why did you want to do Taskmaster? I was just really chuffed to be asked. I don't…
'One task kept me awake for weeks'
Why did you want to do Taskmaster? I was a big fan so it was crazy to get that…
Alex Horne? What a little weasel!
Why did you want to do Taskmaster? Taskmaster is the one every comedian wants…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Ideal: Starring Johnny Vegas
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Bath Rondo Theatre
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Alan Davies: Think Ahead
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Marcus Brigstocke: Vitruvian Mango
Leeds Glee Club
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Michelle De Swarte: The Afters
Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
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Neil Delamere: Achilles Neil
Southampton The Attic
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Other news
Scottish comedy festival cancelled
A major comedy festival planned for Scotland next weekend…
Paul McCaffrey announces 2026 tour
Paul McCaffrey has announced an 18-date tour for 2026…
Halifax Comedy Festival returns for 2025
The Halifax Comedy Festival has announced its 2025 return, running for two weeks from…
'All British Comedy Explained' in a new podcast
American comedian Abigoliah Schamaun is to fill in the gaps in her UK comedy history…
Cast announced for Horrible Histories: The Concert,
The cast has been announced for Horrible Histories: The Concert, a UK tour of songs…
London gets a new improv theatre
Improv group The Free Association are opening a permanent London venue next month. The…
Michael McIntyre and Gavin & Stacey win at the NTAs
Gavin & Stacey won the Ccomedy category at the National Television Awards last…
On The Buses writer Ronald Wolfe's archive to be auctioned
A collection of more than 1,000 scripts, photographs and documents from On…
Punching Up
Bill Bailey's changed his tune!
Bill Bailey might have appeared at the Last Night of the Proms yesterday – but he hasn’t always been such a fan of the flag-waving spectacle. The …
Stars come out for Spinal Tap II
A number of comedy stars attended a VIP screening for Spinal…
Alan Davies has been talking about how his audience…
Michael Palin held at gunpoint
Sir Michael Palin has revealed how he was held at gunpoint…
Videos
Good news from the Broken News team today as the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is officially over.
No one powerful is involved in any way whatsoever, and there’s nothing more to report after years of ‘hearsay, conjecture, rumours and verified hard evidence’, the reputable media outlet reports.
Those named in the stories can now be confirmed as ‘not nonces’ and simply forgetful.
Dique Windohs has more…
Epstein scandal 'now over'
Reports Broken News
Dancing In The Middle by Adam Buxton
On the day his debut album is released
Mawaan Rizwan’s comedy returns
Sanjeev Bhaskar's Taskmaster interview
Facing Alex Horne over the table-tennis table