Kevin Bridges: I played Saudi before it was lucrative!
Comic recalls an edgy, shady Riyadh gig from 2008
Kevin Bridges has told how he turned down the controversial Riyadh comedy festival…
Celebrity Traitors will return
The Celebrity Traitors will return for a second series…
Insider comedy from Luke McQueen's Comedian's Comedian
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Darren Harriott's dad took his own life in jail... now the comic reflects on fatherhood
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Theatre to be renamed in Victoria Wood's honour
Victoria Wood is to have a theatre named in her honour…
Comedians 'join I’m A Celebrity...'
Ruby Wax and Eddie Kadi have been named as contestants…
'Snuffed out by the Fun Police'
Five episodes of the revived Spitting Image have been…
Jack Rooke to reprise his Good Grief show
Jack Rooke is to return to the Soho Theatre revisiting his breakthrough show about…
Comedy stars join Frank and Percy
A host of famous names have been added to the film version of West End hit Frank…
Irish comedians lobby for official recognition of their art
Irish stand-ups have stepped up their campaign to make comedy eligible for arts funding. Sinn…
Bill Burr to shoot a new comedy in Ireland
Bill Burr is to shoot a coming-of-age comedy in Ireland, described as ‘Superbad…
Comics are hired for Celebrity Apprentice
Comics Eddie Kadi and Shazia Mirza are to take part in a celebrity version of The…
A day to celebrate live comedy
April Fool’s Day next year is to be branded as Live Comedy Day as a way to…
Tour news
Features
'Even if she doesn’t have talent, she’s got so much soul...'
Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the comedy he's been watching in London in…
New, female and over 40 - why the comedy world finds that combination confusing
I started comedy in my mid-40s. I knew I’d be battling nerves, hecklers, and…
Who voiced Joy in Inside Out?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Who sang the theme tune to Twenty Twelve?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
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
Kevin Bloody Wilson: Dilligaf Legend, Live
Basingstoke Anvil
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Alan Davies: Think Ahead
Brighton Theatre Royal
Thursday 13th Nov from 19:30Book now
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Josh James: Doin’ Alright
Sheffield The Steamworks
Wednesday 12th Nov from 20:00Book now
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Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It
Colchester Arts Centre
Sunday 30th Nov from 19:30Book now
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John Robertson: Plays with the Audience
Newcastle Stand
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Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man
Sheffield The Steamworks
Tuesday 25th Nov from 19:30Book now
Other news
Entries open for 2026 Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Awar
Glasgow International Comedy Festival has opened applications…
Apply to perform at the Rik Mayall comedy festival
The Rik Mayall comedy festival is inviting comedians…
Which comedians are up for Grammys in 2026?
Five US comedians are up for next year’s Grammy for best comedy album. Announced…
The Simpsons take over Fortnite
The Simpsons have come to Fortnite. From now until November 29, players…
Is this the best joke of the Nottingham Comedy Festival?
Alex Mitchell has won the competition for the best joke at the Nottingham Comedy…
Gabby Logan to host Have I Got News For You
New Match Of The Day presenter Gabby Logan is to host Have I Got…
Johnny Vegas wants to get Britain drawing
Johnny Vegas has been announced as the November featured artist for Draw!, a nationwide…
Mark Thomas to release a vinyl LP
Mark Thomas is to release his stand-up show Gaffa Tapes as a limited edition…
Punching Up
When the BBC tried to read minds...
In a troubled week for the BBC, they might wish they could read the minds of their audience. A hundred years ago this week, the BBC – then just three years…
Alan Carr saved the life of actress Cleo Rocos by fending…
When Jack Whitehall's diamond gags didn't sparkle
For most comedians, a corporate gig might involve something…
Andrew Sachs’s Fawlty Towers scripts go under the hammer
Andrew Sachs’s old Fawlty Towers scripts are…
Videos
Mike Chalk – one of Britain’s most popular journalists – interviews David Lammy about flag-waving patriotism.
And needless to say, the Deputy PM’s useless responses don’t go down well, and spark a new rant about Wokeaggedon.
Chalk is the alter-ego of Michael Spicer, best known for his Room Next Door videos.
Mike Chalk interviews David Lammy
On flag-waving patriotism
Rowan Atkinson returns as Trevor Bingley
Pete Davidson returns to Saturday Night Live
For the Weekend Update segment
SNL on Trump's Oval Office press conference
With James Austin Johnson as the President