Chris Cantrill wins Edinburgh Comedy Award
Marty Gleeson is best newcomer
Chris Cantrill has won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for best show – on…
Sam Nicoresti's the world No5 air guitarist
Sam Nicoresti has failed in her bid to become the world…
Laughterama returns to Manchester
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Our pick of the slim choices for comedy on TV, radio…
2026 Malcolm Hardee Award winners announced
The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Awards, named in…
Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot share ISH comedy award
Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot have been announced as the…
Chris Forbes named best Scottish comic at the Edinburgh Fringe
Chris Forbes has won the first McTavish Award for the…
BBC exec admits Here We Go was a hard sell
The BBC struggled to market Here We Go when it first hit screens, one of its executives…
What the TV industry is getting wrong about social media creators
Broadcasters should not try to replicate online comedy hits – but try to tap…
Chris Sussman becomes BBC's new comedy chief
Chris Sussman has been made director of comedy at the BBC. The executive was previously…
Joshua Khoury wins So You Think You’re Funny?
Australian comedian Joshua Khoury has won the 39th edition of the So You Think…
Revealed: Who's in series 3 of Last One Laughing
The ten comedians taking part in the third series of Last One Laughing have been…
Channel 4 orders full series of Alex Horne's Your Time Starts Now
Channel 4 has commissioned a series of Alex Horne’s Taskmaster spin-off Your…
Tour news
Features
Stamptown Netflix special
How do you retain the chaotic spirit and upstart cultishness of a show like Stamptown…
Inside the making of Saturday Night Live UK
Saturday Night Live UK ditches two sketches each week just hours before broadcast. Makers…
A pub is a great place for communities to bond
As comedian Joe Lycett prepares to present his latest Channel 4 show, coming live…
Watch all the finalists in the 2026 Chortle Student Comedy Awards
Here are all the performances from the final of this year’s Chortle Student…
How I used a podcast to write my Edinburgh show
How do you write a stand-up comedy show? How important is it to nail your debut hour?…
How repressed is your 'cunt'ry?
Naming my debut show CVNT after one of the most taboo words in the English language…
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews
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Saturday August 29: SYTYF? winner Joshua Khoury, Ruiardh Miller, Dru Cripps, Enrico Touché, Will Davies, Bone Man, Joe Sib, Lawrence Dodd, Jonathan Rudge, Stephen Robert-Walters, Atharva Pharande, MC Brennan ReeceBook Now
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Andrew White: What a Life!
Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)
from 17:45 - 18:45
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Scott Bennett: Stuff
Exeter Barnfield Theatre
Saturday 26th Sep from 19:45Book now
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Norwich Playhouse
Sunday 8th Nov from 19:00Book now
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Tom Ward: Post-Millennium Tension
Manchester Fairfield Social Club
Saturday 19th Sep from 19:30Book now
Gig of the day
The Comedy Store Players
Comedy Store
from 19:30
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Carl Hutchinson: Fine Whine
Oxford Glee Club
Friday 18th Sep from 19:30Book now
Other news
BBC Comedy Collective 2026 announved
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Ola Labib becomes an honorary fellow
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Peter Kay adds another charity tour date
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Crudi Dench wins working-class Fringe award
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Garry Starr boosts ISH award coffers
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Shortlists announced for Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026
The shortlists have been announced for The Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026,…
Punching Up
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Lucy Beaumont: I cheated to win a TV competition
Lucy Beaumont has revealed that she lied to Chris Evans…
Diane Morgan has revealed she's the proud owner…
Ricky Gervais: I'll have to get married to avoid tax
Ricky Gervais is set to get married after 44 years…
Videos
Here’s the trailer for Sharon Horgan’s new HBO Max comedy series, Youth.
She created the show and also stars as a 50-year-old divorcee searching for sex and love while juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should-be grown-up son.
The show premieres in the US on September 21, with episodes dropping weekly until November 2.
The cast also includes Rupert Friend, Sharlene Whyte, Aran Murphy and Robbie Gee.
Trailer for Sharon Horgan’s new HBO Max comedy Truth
Starting next month
From Alasdair Beckett-King
In cinemas in October
Candace Bryan on trying to be a more ethical consumer
Extract from her Edinburgh Fringe show