Revealed: The best reviewed comedy shows of the 2025 Fringe
John Robertson's The Dark Room tops the analysis of Edinburgh critiques
John Robertson's The Dark Room was the best reviewed show of this year’s…
Mitchell and Webb is C4's biggest comedy hit in seven years
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping has become Channel…
Barry from Watford announces his first tour
Barry from Watford – the 92-year-old…
Emmanuel Sonubi shares his near-death experience
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
It's the League Of Gentlemen reunion (kinda)
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Ghost series from Daisy May and Charlie Cooper
This Country creators Daisy May and Charlie Cooper…
Bill Bailey to play The Last Night Of The Proms
Bill Bailey is making his debut at the BBC Proms –…
Scotland's comics to honour Gary Little
The Scottish comedy community is staging a memorial fundraising gig in honour of…
Sir David Jason is to play shopkeeper Granville for one last time. The actor…
Ricky Gervais creates Alley Cats for Netflix
Ricky Gervais’s new TV project has been revealed: an adult animated series…
John Kearns announces 2026 tour
John Kearns has announced a 55-plus date tour of UK and Ireland next year. Tilting…
Jimmy Carr hits 1.5million YouTube subscribers
Jimmy Carr has become the most subscribed UK comedian on YouTube, with more than…
Sophie Willan to host Great British Sewing Bee
Sophie Willan has been announced as the new host of The Great British Sewing Bee. The…
Tour news
Features
What working with survivors of modern slavery taught me about stand-up
I am a stand-up but just after the pandemic, like most people in the arts, I needed…
'Comedy's more phone-based now, and that's sad to me'
Stand-up Kerry Godliman stars in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – which…
'I tried an escape room once. I just sat in the corner'
Why did you want to do Taskmaster? I was just really chuffed to be asked. I don't…
'One task kept me awake for weeks'
Why did you want to do Taskmaster? I was a big fan so it was crazy to get that…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Vaudeville Theatre
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Marcus Brigstocke: Vitruvian Mango
Cardiff Glee Club
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Alan Davies: Think Ahead
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
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Elis & John - That Feels Significant: Live!
Oxford New Theatre
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Gig of the day
Ideal: Starring Johnny Vegas
Shrewsbury Theatre Severn
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Ben Pope: The Cut
Manchester 53two
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Other news
Absolute Radio Live announces its 2025 line-up
The A-list line-up has been announced for this year’s…
Scottish comedy festival cancelled
A major comedy festival planned for Scotland next weekend…
Paul McCaffrey announces 2026 tour
Paul McCaffrey has announced an 18-date tour for 2026 entitled What A Time To Be…
Halifax Comedy Festival returns for 2025
The Halifax Comedy Festival has announced its 2025 return, running for two weeks from…
'All British Comedy Explained' in a new podcast
American comedian Abigoliah Schamaun is to fill in the gaps in her UK comedy history…
Cast announced for Horrible Histories: The Concert,
The cast has been announced for Horrible Histories: The Concert, a UK tour of songs…
London gets a new improv theatre
Improv group The Free Association are opening a permanent London venue next month. The…
Michael McIntyre and Gavin & Stacey win at the NTAs
Gavin & Stacey won the Ccomedy category at the National Television Awards last…
Punching Up
Nigel Ng ties the knot
Nigel Ng, the stand-up best known for his online Uncle Roger character, has got married – with his wedding featuring in Vogue. The 34-year-old tied the…
Bill Bailey's changed his tune!
Bill Bailey might have appeared at the Last Night of…
Stars come out for Spinal Tap II
A number of comedy stars attended a VIP screening for Spinal…
Alan Davies has been talking about how his audience…
Videos
Good news from the Broken News team today as the Jeffrey Epstein scandal is officially over.
No one powerful is involved in any way whatsoever, and there’s nothing more to report after years of ‘hearsay, conjecture, rumours and verified hard evidence’, the reputable media outlet reports.
Those named in the stories can now be confirmed as ‘not nonces’ and simply forgetful.
Dique Windohs has more…
Epstein scandal 'now over'
Reports Broken News
Dancing In The Middle by Adam Buxton
On the day his debut album is released
Mawaan Rizwan’s comedy returns
Sanjeev Bhaskar's Taskmaster interview
Facing Alex Horne over the table-tennis table