Summer bonus for Mock The Week
Surprise as TLC announces an extra five episodes
Mock The Week is returning for a five-week run this summer. The episodes come…
Joe's clothes join Birmingham's treasures
Joe Lycett has donated some of his most eye-catching…
Comic to write 20 different shows for the Edinburgh Fringe
Working up one show for the Edinburgh Fringe is demanding…
Daniel Foxx writes a second book of satirical fairytales
Daniel Foxx is to publish a second book of classic…
Man in court over Peter Kay bomb scare
The man charged over the bomb scare that caused Peter…
Only Child and Amandaland return
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Lenny Henry's first stand-up tour in 16 years
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Amanda Knox to play the Edinburgh Fringe
Amanda Knox – the woman who was wrongly accused of killing her roommate…
Man charged over Peter Kay bomb hoax
A man has been charged following the bomb scare that evacuated Peter Kay’s…
Confirmed: Which comedians are in Celebrity Traitors S2
Comics James Acaster, Joanne McNally, Joe Lycett, Miranda Hart, Rob Beckett and…
Graham Linehan's criminal damage conviction overturned
Graham Linehan has had his conviction for damaging a transgender activist's …
Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa to host SNL UK
Hannah Waddingham and Ncuti Gatwa will host the next two episodes of Saturday…
Comedian exposed for antisemitic posts
Comedian Mark Bittlestone has been exposed for promoting antisemitic messages online. The…
Tour news
Features
What chocolate bar did Charlie Chuck advertise?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'Lube Sanders really oiled up the place'
Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble – long-time friends who have known each other since…
A fisherman's best friend...
Following news of the death of Ted, the Patterdale Terrier mix who won the hearts…
Why I’m a podcast fangirl
On Sunday I went along to the London Marathon to join some of my fellow PCDs in the…
Reviews
Can We Laugh At That? by Jacques Berlinerblau
You might be forgiven for not wanting to read another…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Kae Kurd’s Comedy Club
Up The Creek
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David Elms Describes a Room
Leeds Hyde Park Book Club
Sunday 10th May from 20:00Book now
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The Comedy Store Players
Comedy Store
Sunday 10th May from 19:30
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John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills
York The Crescent
Tuesday 19th May from 19:30Book now
Gig of the day
Pierre Novellie: You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Andover The Lights
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Tom Stade: Naughty By Nature
Kendal Brewery Arts Centre
Thursday 21st May from 20:00Book now
Other news
Eloise Heath named West End New Act of the Year 2026
Eloise Heath has been named West End New Act of the…
Have you any questions for Arts Council England
Industry body Craft has opened a survey about what…
Pleasance announces more Edinburgh Fringe 2026 shows
Pleasance has announced its latest wave of performers for this year’s Edinburgh…
Judi Love to make her HIGNFY debut
Judi Love is to make her debut appearance on Have I Got News For You. The…
Horne Section to record a special
The Horne Section are to film their latest live show as a special, at the Royal Shakespeare…
Gilded Balloon announces 88 more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Gilded Balloon has announced a new batch of 88 shows for this year's Edinburgh…
Lenny Henry to headline Somerset comedy festival
Sir Lenny Henry will headline this year’s Rode Comedy Festival, the Somerset…
Suzi Ruffell's podcast Out returns
Suzi Ruffell is reviving her podcast Out after an almost two-year absence. The…
Punching Up
Rosie Jones: I interrupted a date for an ad hoc Taskmaster audition
Rosie Jones has revealed she landed her place on Taskmaster after doing an ad-hoc audition for hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne in a bar. The comic temporarily…
When Steve Coogan was mistaken for an Amazon driver
He might be one of British comedy’s biggest stars…
When Alan Carr fell into The Serpentine
Alan Carr has admitted that he once fell into The Serpentine…
Why Gregor Fisher slimmed down
Fans will be seeing a lot less of Gregor Fisher in…
Videos
Hannah Waddingham is here seen doing her vocal warm-ups before hosting this week’s Saturday Night Live UK.
And when cast members George Fouracres and Annabel Marlow see what she’s doing, they try to learn from the best.
Singer-songwriter Myles Smith is the musical guest on this week’s episode, which airs live on Sky at 10pm on Saturday night.
Hannah Waddingham's vocal warm-ups
Before hosting SNL UK
Can their friendship withstand the discovery?
Weekend Update on the royal visit
With Colin Jost and Michael Che
Hesketh and Patal Iran press briefing
From Saturday Night Live