Arrested Development stars cancel UK visit
Fallout over Jeffrey Tambor's bullying behaviour
The stars of Arrested Development have cancelled a planned promotional trip to the…
James Acaster announces West End run
James Acaster has announced a five-night West End run…
Original Hitchhikers Guide series to be released on vinyl
The first five radio series of The Hitchhiker’s…
More Baskets for Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis’s dark comedy series Baskets…
James Corden's Late Late Show returns to UK
The Late Late Show with James Corden is to return to…
Mo Gilligan announces West End run
Mo Gilligan has announced a week-long residency at…
Another venue cancels Roy Chubby Brown
Yet another venue has pulled a Roy Chubby Brown gig…
Reggie Watts to air a live, improvised sitcom
Reggie Watts will tonight stream a live, fully improvised half-hour sitcom. But…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is to receive Mark Twain Prize
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American…
How the Young Ones almost had a very different cast...
The four housemates of The Young Ones have become icons of comedy history –…
Comedy movie Eaten By Lions gets its world premiere
British comedy film Eaten By Lions is to receive its world premiere at this year's…
When is Hannah Gadsby's Nanette coming to Netflix?
Hannah Gadsby's critically acclaimed stand-up show Nanette will launch on Netflix…
Sally Phillips to host My Favourite Sketch for Gold
Sally Phillps is to host a new archive series for Gold in which comedians pick their…
Features
What was Clive James's original name?
1. Who played TV’s Max Headroom? 2. The Mary Whitehouse Experience was first broadcast…
Will there be another Car Share?
Sian Gibson has suggested the door could be open for a possible new episode of Peter…
Someone in the audience said 'shame'. I walked off, naked...
George Egg is currently on tour with his show DIY Chef, a show in which he cooks…
What is the name of the comedy club in Grand Theft Auto?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster…
Learning the word 'Glaswegian' the hard way...
Italian comedian Francesco De Carlo is coming to London this week. Here he shares…
'This show was very much a nod to Ken Dodd'
Alex Horne is to front a two-hour TV extravaganza with his backing jazz band later…
Reviews
The Horne Section Television Programme
Since Alex Horne brought them such huge success with…
Live comedy picks
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Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright
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I'm About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett
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Sarah Millican - Control Enthusiast
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Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again!
Stockton Arc
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Opinion
Should I give my all to stand-up?
Before stand-up, I wanted to be a writer. The only reason I got on stage to begin with was to write a piece of experiential journalism on what it was like to do…
Umpah Umpah, stick it up your jumper!
A couple of weeks ago, I was on holiday (I had a delightful…
'There are a lot of reasons to be bitter as a working-class comic'
Every year, when I turn up at the Edinburgh Fringe,…
Occasionally, when I'm talking to a new person,…
Other news
Alexis Dubus short picked for Edinburgh Film Festival
A short film starring comedian Alexis Dubus has…
Mike Epps announces London debut
American comic and rapper Mike Epps has announced his…
Comics raise £13k for Louise Reay
Comedians have raised more than £13,000 to help fellow stand-up Louise…
All Killa No Filla podcast to tour the US
Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Rachel Fairburn are taking their serial killer podcast…
NextUp launches on Amazon FIre
Comedy-on-demand service NextUp has launched on the Amazon Fire TV Stick. The …
The comedian whose show was interrupted by a man profusely vomiting over fellow audience…
Female comics up for Edinburgh bursary
The finalists have been announced for the comedians up for the £500 bursaries…
Jason Manford adds new tour dates
Jason Manford has announced extra 31 brand new dates to his live tour ‘Muddle…
Punching Up
'I'm horrified by my blackface sketch'
It might seem an obvious revelation, but Sarah Silverman has admitted that it might have been a mistake to appear in blackface. The comic blacked up for a…
Carol Burnett has spoken of how she was told comedy…
Red Dwarf characters crash XCOM2
Players of the tactical video game XCOM 2 could now…
The Good Place has a gender pay gap
Jameela Jamil has revealed that there is a gender…
Videos
Want to know how to treat a lady right in these times of changing sexual politics? Britta is on hand to give some tips in this new BBC Three sketch.
They include: don't call her anything that's not her name, make sure you show her a good time, and buy her a pizza.
But whatever you do, don't break rule No. 4 – and No 7, and No 10 – and askw here her accent's from.
Something tells us Britta – who bears an uncanny resemblance to character comedian Emma Sidi – gets that a lot.
Britta's Guide On How To Treat A Lady Right And Not Wrong
With Emma Sidi
Henry Hoover singing about Chinese Five Spice
From The Horne Section's Television Programme
The Royal Wedding: Bad Lip Reading
'You can't buy a bikini. So sad!'
New sketch from Big Field co-creator