Matt Lucas: Margaret Thatcher was a murderer
Comic blasts former PM in new gay rights film
Matt Lucas has branded Margaret Thatcher a 'murderer' for discriminating…
Satirists unite for election podcast
Some of Britain’s top satirists – including…
Radio 4 adapts Michael Palin's only stage play
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio Sunday…
Who's in the Old Comedian of the Year final?
The best of the week's live comedy. Sunday…
Revealed: The comics in the Britain's Got Talent semis
Comedy acts Jonny Awsum, Jess Robinson and Lords Of…
This week's best comedy shows on demand.Inside The…
Russell Howard breaks Chinese stand-up record
Russell Howard has claimed the record for the…
Australian TV used comedians to commentate on the football – and it didn't end well
Australian broadcaster ABC’s decision to use comedians to cover the Liverpool…
Luisa Omielan gets topical for the BBC, bitches
Luisa Omielan has landed her first BBC series – a topical show called Politics…
Cast announced for Jack Whitehall's Bounty Hunters
The full cast has been announced for Jack Whitehall’s new action-comedy drama,…
HBO renews Veep and Silicon Valley
Veep and Silicon Valley have both been renewed for an extra season The shows end…
Tom Allen is hosting the pilot of a pared-back panel show that focusses only on jokes. Mock…
Revealed: Who's on Chortle's Fast Fringe
Chortle can today unveil the line-up for this year’s London Fast Fringe – showcasing…
Features
'I have to show myself warts and all or else I'm not an interesting character'
Acclaimed storytelling comic Mike Birbiglia wrote, acts in and directs Don't…
What was the store in Are You Being Served?
Here's this week's comedy trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster…
'If you don't film a sitcom in front of an audience, it's probably because you don't think it's funny enough'
Filming TV comedies without a studio audience is a cop-out that allows writers to…
Corrie On Laughing
As Vic Reeves signs up for Coronation Street, we look at some of the other famous…
'No one was crying out for a double-glazing sitcom'
It is, inevitably, billed as something of a sequel to The Inbetweeners. Like the…
What is Matilda's surname?
Welcome to this week's trivia quiz, compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy…
Reviews
Of all the stand-up competitions around – and…
If someone told you Sandra Hale had been a bit-part…
Nick Elleray: Just Happy To Be Here
Nick Elleray could almost be Louis CK played at the…
That’s Your Lot is an apt title for Limmy’s…
Harun Musho'd: Harun With A View
Harun Musho’d has a lot going for him in terms…
Men behaving badly in a period piece? White Gold could…
Robin Morgan is stuck in a very crowded genre: Another…
Live comedy picks
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Sunday 25 Jun 2017Book now
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Russell Brand - Re:Birth
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Opinion
This course is for losers
In a world obsessed with winning I’m glad to say losing is very much alive, as I can personally testify to losing so many comedy competitions that my…
The magic of the travelling fair
Sometimes I agonise for long, strained days and weeks…
The day I met Bill Hicks... then saw his insane show
When Bill Hicks walked into the Cardiff bookshop I…
Don Rickles taught us that passion beats polish
Don Rickles may be the most posthumously misunderstood…
Other news
Fringe will get off to a Blissful start
Irish drag queen Panti Bliss will give the welcome…
Micky Flanagan adds seven more arena dates
Micky Flanagan has added seven more dates to…
Distribution deal for Amy Schumer's next movie
Amy Schumer’s next film has landed a distribution deal at the Cannes Film Festival. In…
Nick Elleray is the Old Comedian of 2017
Nick Elleray has won this year's Old Comedian of the Year final title at the…
First look at Richard Ayoade on The Crystal Maze
Here is the first image of Richard Ayoade on the set of The Crystal Maze. The…
Ken Dodd becomes patron of Shakespeare North
Sir Ken Dodd has become a patron of Shakespeare North. The 330-seat…
The BBC Store – which sold digital downloads of old programmes –…
Comedy agent Debi Allen – whose clients include Stewart Lee, Sue Perkins and…
Punching Up
Best feet forward
Stand-up Sully O’Sullivan is claiming a course record for the fastest to ever run the Liverpool Marathon as a three-legged race. However, it was an…
Tweets of the week I keep my feet on the ground by…
Nice show, shame about the title...
It was a memorable name... but comedy writer Tom Edge…
If you're a comedian who enters a no-holds-barred…
Videos
Comic Bobby Mair has offered up some tips on how to live like a king... when you're a scumbag.
The Canadian stand-up starts in a stately home, offering advice such as 'don't work, just do medical trials' – and ends in the street telling viewers how to avoid baths.
His video is the latest in the BBC Three series of Life Lessons from comedians:
How To Live Like A King (When You're a Scumbag)
Bobby Mair's Life Lesson
First look at Chris O'Dowd in Get Shorty
Epix trailer
Luisa Omielan's Life Lesson
James Corden's message to Manchester
Recorded on the set of his Late, Late Show
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