Revealed: Who's in series 3 of Last One Laughing
Ten more comedians enter the room
The ten comedians taking part in the third series of Last One Laughing have been…
Chris Sussman becomes BBC's new comedy chief
Chris Sussman has been made director of comedy at the…
Joshua Khoury wins So You Think You’re Funny?
Australian comedian Joshua Khoury has won the 39th…
Channel 4 orders full series of Alex Horne's Your Time Starts Now
Channel 4 has commissioned a series of Alex Horne’s…
Sam Eley wins the biggest prize in comedy
Sam Eley has won the 2.04m tall biggest award in comedy…
Ann Droid gets a second series
Diane Morgan comedy Ann Droid has been commissioned…
Kate Dolan wins Comedians’ Choice Award at the Edinburgh Fringe
Kate Dolan has won the Comedians’ Choice Award…
'We're with SNL UK for the long run'
Sky has said that it is committed to Saturday Night Live UK for the…
New Netflix comedy from Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper
Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper has written a new multi-generational comedy…
Lisa McGee to make an Irish dancing mockumentary
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee is making a new mockumentary set in…
2026 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees announced
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced their 2026 nominees. The nominees for…
ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards announce their 2026 shortlist
The shortlists have been announced for the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, just before…
Malcolm Hardee Award announces its 2026 nominees
Malcolm Hardee Award judges have announce their shortlist for the 2026 Edinburgh…
Tour news
Features
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…
Left-wing comedians need to get louder and angrier
Anger can be funny. Loads of the best comedy routines are angry ones. Pear cider…
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews
So You Think You're Funny? 2026 final
The compere’s cliché is to tell…
Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin: Good News! It’s Been Destroyed
A very intriguing foray into stand-up here for Bróccán…
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Other news
BBC Comedy Collective 2026 announved
The BBC Comedy Collective 2026 cohort has been announced…
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
Joe Lycett: It's so naff to be a comedian
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Lucy Beaumont: I cheated to win a TV competition
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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