Tributes pour in for Susan Vale
Former stalwart of the Manchester comedy circuit dies from lung cancer
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Lisa Clark to oversee Saturday Night Live UK
Sky has appointed former Top Gear showrunner Lisa Clark…
John Bishop announces 2027 tour
John Bishop has announced a major UK and Ireland tour…
Sir Lenny Henry to play Latitude
Sir Lenny Henry is to perform at the Latitude Festival…
Terry Jones's last film role set for release
The last film role recorded by Terry Jones before his…
Alan Carr is to buy and run a Scottish castle, with…
Comics up for 2026 BBC Audio Drama Awards
Chris Cantrill, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Michael Spicer…
Dave Chappelle tops Netflix chart
Dave Chappelle has again been named the most popular comedian on Netflix. The…
Kenan & Kel reunite for a Frankenstein movie
Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are reuniting for a horror comedy movie called Kenan…
Rob Brydon becomes a children's author
Rob Brydon is joining the ranks of comedians who have become children’s authors. The…
Stamptown to become a Netflix comedy special
Cult late-night comedy show Stamptown is to be made into a Netflix comedy special. The…
Russell Brand appears in court via video
Russell Brand has appeared in court via videolink today on two new charges of rape…
The first stand-up show to tour record shops
Alastair Clark has announced what’s believed to be the first ever stand-up…
Tour news
Features
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Ian Smith received an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination for his 2023 show Crushing…
What was the rival club in Phoenix Nights?
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Win tickets to The Producers – with an overnight stay
Mel Brooks' hit musical The Producers continues its successful London run until…
Win two newly restored Peter Sellers films
Two classic Peter Sellers comedies are being re-released in restored 4K editions…
Reviews
The Cambridge Footlights: A Very British Comedy Institution by Robert Sellers
Probably the most illustrious and best known nursery…
Leicester Square Theatre’s New Comedian Of The Year 2025
Leicester Square Theatre’s New Comedian Of The…
Live comedy picks
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York Comedy Festival announces 2026 line-up
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Samantha Baines becomes patron of theatre captioning charity
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A podcast worth going out for?
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Amy Gledhill becomes a Mind patron
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Michelle Collins to appear in Morecambe and Wise tribute
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Rosie Jones cast in new stage play
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Punching Up
Phil Ellis: I'm getting a hair transplant
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Videos
The whole nation has been talking of little else since last weekend: the VAR decision in the Carabao Cup first round.
Whether Antoine Semenyo’s second goal for Manchester City against Newcastle should be allowed was the subject of a long analysis using the controversial technology.
And the perfect fodder for the talking-head programme Football's Best VAR Moments.
Michael Spicer uses all the clichés of the genre to unpack the offside decision with the forensic vigour we expect of the VAR system itself…
Football's Best VAR Moments
By Michael Spicer
Second solo single from Spinal Tap bassist
SNL's Weekend Update on Trump's Greenland ambitions
With Colin Jost and Michael Che
Open Up! with Jordan Brookes and Poppy Hillstead
The comedy therapy session