Who's taking part in the next Taskmaster New Year Treat?
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Romesh Ranganathan announces a tour... for 2027
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Marty Feldman on the nature of comedy
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New comedy award to honour Barry Cryer
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Cast announced for Josh Pugh’s C4 comedy Stepping Up
Denise Welch, Sophia Di Martino and Lucia Keskin have…
Revealed: The people bringing SNL to the UK
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We made a CGI Lister for the axed Red Dwarf episode
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Rhyme pays for the PBH Free Fringe
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Netflix announces new animated British comedy Living The Dream
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Bella Hull to make her Have I Got News For You debut
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Shortlist announced for C4's 2025 Sean Lock Award
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John Cleese pulls his Israeli shows
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Leading British barristers are to appear on a West End stage alongside comics Lee…
Tour news
Features
'Pound-for-pound the funniest person in the world'
Humphrey Ker and his longtime Penny Dreadfuls collaborator David Reed star in Sherlock…
What did Keith and Mick run in Stella Street?
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The jungle shower? No worries, I've got a sensational bra!
ITV has confirmed that Ruby Wax and Eddie Kadi will be taking part in this…
'Even if she doesn’t have talent, she’s got so much soul...'
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Reviews
It may be better known for hip hop than stand-up, but…
Beat The Frog World Series 2025
She’s already won a raft of new act titles – …
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Daniel O'Reilly: Let's Have It
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Yorkshire Comedy Awards announce their 2025 winners
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Entries open for 2026 Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Awar
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Apply to perform at the Rik Mayall comedy festival
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Punching Up
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Videos
Here’s Aurie Styla talking about working on cruise ships – or floating retirement homes – where he was the ‘youngest thing breathing’.
And he also noticed that condoms, lube and sex toys were available on board…
The comic was performing at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, Canada, earlier this year at the New Faces showcase, but it has just been released on YouTube.
Aurie Styla at Just For Laughs
On cruise ships
Frank Foucault on Open Up! with Jordan Brookes
Comedians in therapy
Trailer for series three of Alan Carr’s Changing Ends
Autobiographical sitcom returns to ITV
Athena Kugblenu forgets where she's doing comedy
From Live From Aberystwyth Pier