BBC rejects petition to save Radio 4 Extra
'We value listeners' devotion' – but they still swing the axe
The BBC has rejected a petition calling for Radio 4 Extra to be saved. Bosses…
Cunk's back... looking at cinema
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Jack Whitehall to star in 'surprising' romcom
Jack Whitehall has been cast in a new romcom –…
Netflix wants more Nobody Wants This
Netflix has renewed Nobody Wants This for a fourth…
Paddy Raff stars in sitcom pilot
Comic Paddy Raff is to appear in a BBC comedy short…
Chris McCausland announces Waffle tour
Chris McCausland has announced a major new tour. Waffle will…
Russell Brand's old producer 'stepping back' from TV roles
A top comedy producer has been told to ‘step back’ from his job after Russell…
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2027 line-up announced
Taskmaster has announced the line-up for its New Year Treat. Taking…
Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The…
Two more series for Train-ing It With Joe Wilkinson
Channel 4 has ordered two more series of Joe Wilkinson’s train-based online…
Freddie Meredith joins Death In Paradise
Saturday Night Live UK’s Freddie Meredith has been cast in the Christmas…
Director Edgar Wright slams Spaced remaster
Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright have distanced themselves from a remastered…
Tour news
Features
Was Radio 4 Extra just too unfashionable to survive?
There’s a scene in George Orwell’s 1984 when Winston Smith explains to…
Companies must face tougher action if they turn a blind eye to abusers like Russell Brand
The Russell Brand conviction yesterday was a very small win for his victims, who…
'I started stand-up when I was 18 – it's my life's work'
Bill Bailey begins his Vaudevillian arena tour of the UK tonight, before transferring…
Who voices Dr Elephant in Peppa Pig?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Reviews
Hasan Al-Habib: Stuck in the Middle (East) With You
Hasan Al-Habib is a dependable gag-driven club-style…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
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Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble
Glasgow Glee Club
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Richard Herring: RHLSTP
Leicester Square Theatre
Monday 16th Nov from 19:30
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Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always Screaming
Leeds Glee Club
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Portsmouth Guildhall
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
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Other news
Kate Stone joins comedy consultancy Reppd
Comedy consultancy Reppd has appointed Kate Stone as…
Entries open for Melbourne comedy festival's short film contest
Entires have opened for Melbourne International Comedy…
Angela Bra wins joke of the Nottingham Comedy Festival
Angela Bra has won the ‘joke of the festival’ award at the Nottingham…
Reece Shearsmith and Jessica Hynes to appear in White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Reece Shearsmith and Jessica Hynes will perform in the final shows of White Rabbit…
Rowan Atkinson backs Red Cross campaign
Rowan Atkinson has recorded a Christmas message for the British Red Cross to urge…
Ofcom: BBC needs to be clearer about impact of cuts
Broadcast regulator Ofcom has demanded more information from the BBC about the impact…
Glasgow International Comedy Festival announces first acts of 2027
Alan Carr, Fascinating Aïda and Mike Wozniak are among the first acts announced…
Lenny Henry and Nish Kumar become Hackney Empire patrons
Sir Lenny Henry and Nish Kumar have become patrons of Hackney Empire as the East…
Punching Up
How a heavy metal legend gave Bill Bailey his first review
Bill Bailey has told how he talked his way onto the lower rungs of showbusiness – then got his first review from heavy metal royalty. The soon-to-be comedian had…
Philomena Cunk joins Letterboxd.
She may be a fictional character, but that hasn’t…
Harriet Kemsley: A rhino peed on my head
Harriet Kemsley was once peed on by a rhino. The…
Sandi Toksvig receives her SIXTH honorary doctorate
Sandi Toksvig has been awarded an honorary doctorate…
Videos
The Democrats' routing of the Republicans at the midterms obviously led Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update this week.
Colin Jost and Michael Che talked about DonaldTrump blaming poor-quality GOP candidates and the president promoting Stephen Miller to White House Chief of Staff.
Elon Musk (Jeremy Culhane) also joined the segment after spaffing $500million on the election, with most of his candidates still losing.
And away from the elections, Che and Jost discussed the King's trip to the Caribbean, Bob Dylan meeting Pope Leo, and Martha Stewart apologising for her 'homeless person' Halloween costume.
SNL's Weekend Update on the midterms
With Colin Jost and Michael Che
Dara O Briain: Over-50s shouldn't be allowed near panel shows
On Ed Gamble’s Unacceptable
Jimmy Carr's audience plant gets stuck in the toilet
by Finlay Christie
Trailer for Alan Carr's Great Big Bucket List
With Jack Dee, Mel Giedroyc, Tom Allen, Joe Wilkinson…