Comic Mike Newall has brain haemorrhage
Crowdfunder launched in support
Stand-up Mike Newall has suffered a brain haemorrhage while on holiday in Wales. Promoter…
Garry Starr boosts ISH award coffers
Garry Starr has donated £1,600 to the prize fund…
New book to celebrate the great women of comedy
Comedy historian Gemma Ross has written a book about…
Shortlists announced for Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026
The shortlists have been announced for The Comedians’…
RTÉ renews 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In
The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In has been renewed…
Taskmaster special to raise funds for children's hospital
YouTubers are to take part in a live-streamed Taskmaster…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Our pick of the slim choices for comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Monday…
Leicester Comedy Festival charity's debts exceed £215,000
The company behind Leicester Comedy Festival collapsed with debts of at least £215,000. An…
Comedian fined £2,500 for calling a woman fat from the stage
A comedian has been ordered to pay almost £2,500 to a woman he mocked as fat…
Olaf Falafel wins the (Some Guy Called) Dave Joke of the Fringe
Comedian Olaf Falafel has won the (Some Guy Called) Dave Joke of the Fringe 2026…
Taskmaster series 22 air date confirmed
Channel 4 has confirmed that Taskmaster will return at 10pm on September 3. The…
The BBC has cancelled Scottish sitcom Only Child after two series, star Gregor Fisher…
Tour news
Features
A pub is a great place for communities to bond
As comedian Joe Lycett prepares to present his latest Channel 4 show, coming live…
Watch all the finalists in the 2026 Chortle Student Comedy Awards
Here are all the performances from the final of this year’s Chortle Student…
How I used a podcast to write my Edinburgh show
How do you write a stand-up comedy show? How important is it to nail your debut hour?…
How repressed is your 'cunt'ry?
Naming my debut show CVNT after one of the most taboo words in the English language…
Left-wing comedians need to get louder and angrier
Anger can be funny. Loads of the best comedy routines are angry ones. Pear cider…
Which defunct confectionery did Matt Berry advertise?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews
18:30 PLEASANCE DOME
Wednesday August 26: Tom Short, Dee Allum, Gutter, Will Sebag-Montefiore, Caitriona Dowden, The Dream Machine, Abby Govindan, wami Odoom, Alex La, Johnnie McNamara Walker, Josh Khoury, MC JoJo SutherlandThursday August 27: Darren Walsh, Benny Shakes, Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody, James Barr John Barrett, Jake Baker, Baba, Emily Weitzman, Louise Leigh, Kat Higgins, F*cking Famous Molly Sharpe Book Now
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Andy Field: Giddy Up
Pleasance Courtyard
from 21:25 - 22:25
Book Now
Morgan Rees: What A Bummer
Sheffield The Foundry
Friday 23rd Oct from 19:30Book now
Coming Soon
The Comedy Store Players
Comedy Store
Sunday 30th Aug from 19:30
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Scott Bennett: Stuff
Colchester Charter Hall
Saturday 12th Sep from 19:30Book now
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Leeds The Wardrobe
Thursday 15th Oct from 19:30Book now
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Tom Ward: Post-Millennium Tension
Leeds Hyde Park Book Club
Tuesday 15th Sep from 20:00Book now
Other news
ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards longlist 60 Fringe shows
The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced their…
Meet the 2026 Birmingham Breaking Talent hopefuls
The five acts in the running for this year’s…
Who's up for the 2026 List comedy award?
The longlists have been announced for The List’s Edinburgh Festival Awards. In…
Voting opens in 2026 Comedians' Choice Awards
Voting has opened for this year’s Comedians’ Choice Awards, the Edinburgh…
20 comics longlisted for the biggest award in comedy
Twenty comedians have been longlisted for the Biggest Award In Comedy at the Edinburgh…
Survival podcast for Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe have launched a survival podcast. Guz and Kiell…
Punching Up
Joe Lycett: It's so naff to be a comedian
Joe Lycett says that having a child made him embarrassed to be a ‘naff’ comedian. The comic revealed that six months after becoming a father in 2024,…
Lucy Beaumont: I cheated to win a TV competition
Lucy Beaumont has revealed that she lied to Chris Evans…
Diane Morgan has revealed she's the proud owner…
Ricky Gervais: I'll have to get married to avoid tax
Ricky Gervais is set to get married after 44 years…
Videos
Here is the first trailer for Ali G: Who Iz I?
Sacha Baron Cohen’s character returns to cinemas on October 23 with the film, which also marks its star’s feature directorial debut.
In the film, Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie – played by Morgana Robinson is eight months pregnant, so heads to America to reclaim his former glory…
Trailer for Ali G: Who Iz I?
In cinemas in October
Candace Bryan on trying to be a more ethical consumer
Extract from her Edinburgh Fringe show
Extract from Mothman: A Romance Musical
At Chortle's Fast Fringe
Sophie Garrad at Chortle's Fast Fringe
Extract from her Edinburgh show