No blue plaque for Graham Chapman
English Heritage turn down request
English Heritage has turned down a request to erect a blue plaque in honour of Graham…
Jessica Fostekew enters the Infinite Monkey Cage
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Is this the biggest-headed comedian in the UK?
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Gromit is breaking his silence – thanks to Martin…
Crazy Rich Asians to become a TV series
HBO is to turn Crazy Rich Asians into a TV series. Comic…
America’s ABC network has ordered a remake of…
Adam Kay revives This Is Going To Hurt live show
Adam Kay is taking his show This Is Going To Hurt back…
Prime Video to air Ed Gamble's second stand-up special
Ed Gamble’s second stand-up special is to be streamed on Prime Video this month. Simply…
Suzi Ruffell wins Attitude magazine's comedy award
Suzi Ruffell has won the comedy category at this year’s Attitude Awards. The…
Revealed: The guest stars in Ellie And Natasia series two
Steve Coogan and Fleabag’s Sian Clifford are among the guest stars in the second…
Amol Rajan to guest host Have I Got News For You
Amol Rajan is to host Have I Got News For You later this month. It comes…
New dates for The Fast Show Live
The Fast Show team have announced a new run of dates for 2027. Simon Day, Charlie…
Hannah Waddingham joins The Choir
Hannah Waddingham, James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent will guest star in James Corden…
Tour news
Features
'My leg hair still hasn't properly grown back'
Rob & Romesh Vs returns to Sky and Now TV for a ninth series next Wednesday,…
Who voices Richard’s agent in Only Child?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
John Cleese's Ministry of Silly Tweets
John Cleese has been reported to counter-extremism scheme Prevent over his anti-Islamic…
'I'm not drunk, I have cerebral palsy'
I’ve spent more than 40 years explaining that I’m not drunk. I…
Reviews
Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always Screaming
For a man forever playing with the form of stand-up,…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Kae Kurd’s Comedy Club
Leeds The Wardrobe
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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Leeds City Varieties
Friday 16th Oct from 19:30Book now
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Hull Social
Wednesday 14th Oct from 20:00Book now
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Friday 23rd Oct from 19:30Book now
Gig of the day
The Comedy Store Players
Comedy Store
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Lucy Beaumont: Bad At Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos
Torquay Princess Theatre
Thursday 22nd Oct from 20:00Book now
Other news
Operation Mincemeat heads to Australia
Comedy musical Operation Mincemeat is to open in Australia next…
New images from Josh Pugh's Stepping Up
Channel 4 has released new images from Stepping Up,…
Arts Council England funds comedy projects
The Live Comedy Association has been awarded £45,000 of Arts Council England…
US comedian Reggie McFadden dies at 57
US comedian Reggie McFadden, known for his work on1990s Fox sketch series In Living…
2026 Aberdeen Comedy Festival hailed a success
This year’s Aberdeen Comedy Festival has been hailed a success after attracting…
Brown Sauce names its 2026 Comedy Lab cohort
South Asian comedy club Brown Sauce has announced the eight emerging comedians chosen…
Another date for Radio 4's Live From The UK
An additional recording date has been announced for the next series of Radio 4's…
Eden Voss wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award
Eden Voss won the Birmingham Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent Award 2026. Voss,…
Punching Up
How a comedian is most likely to win Celebrity Traitors
Comedians are the most likely type of celebrity to win Traitors, new research has revealed. Meanwhile, journalists are the least likely to make it to the end…
From Dundler Mifflin to rector of St Andrews?
If you know him only as the weird, taciturn accountant…
Simon Pegg has revealed he has been diagnosed with…
Nick Helm's the (hairy) face of Movember
Like his facial hair, Nick Helm’s CV is growing…
Videos
Weekend Update presenters Ania Magliano and Paddy Young on the latest from the Tory conference, Match of the Day and Zack Polanski on last night’s Saturday Night Live UK.
Here’s their take on the week’s news…
Weekend Update on the Tory conference and more
Ania Magliano and Paddy Young on SNL UK
...and the one word he wasn't allowed to say
Mock The Week on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
...and his legal challenge to police
Borat's back - to plug the new Ali G film
New trailer released