Flight Of The Conchords to release a new album
Listen to new tracks from Live In London
Flight of the Conchords are to released a new album, Live In London. The…
Sir Michael Palin has announced a live tour. The…
BBC orders comedy shows for its new Scottish channel
The BBC has commissioned a stand-up showcase and a…
Comedy Central to air Chris Ramsey's special
Chris Ramsey’s Just Happy To Get Out Of The House…
Barry Humphries returns to London
Barry Humphries is to return to the West End this spring…
Eddie Izzard to launch his new film in London
Eddie Izzard’s new Australian-set film The Flip…
Shortlists announced in comedy.co.uk awards
Shortlists have been revealed for this year’s…
The cast of Smack The Pony are planning a comeback. Fiona Allen says that she,…
Jerry Springer: The Opera returns to the British stage
Jerry Springer: The Opera is being revived – 13 years since it last played…
Leicester festival's new comics to be broadcast to the nation
The long-running Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year is to be broadcast on digital…
Little and Large, together again
Little and Large reunited for their first stage appearance in decades this weekend,…
The week's best live comedy.Sunday January 20LONDON: Milton Jones brings his quirky…
Russell Howard takes his mum raving
The week's comedy on TV and radio.Sunday January 20BEAT THE BLUES: That's what the…
Features
What was the high school in The Breakfast Club?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format…
It Ain't Half Hot Mum – where are they now?
This weekend's news that It Ain't Half Hot Mum star Windsor Davies has died…
Because fact into doubt won’t go
It was 25 years ago today, January 19, 1994, that the first episode of The Day Today…
What was the Fast Show called in America?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz, now in multiple choice format…
'Now I know the best cooking oil if you want to oil yourself up...'
As she prepares for a run of her Edinburgh best newcomer-nominated show at the Soho…
Writing Catastrophe is 'a slog'
Catastrophe has just returned to Channel 4, which means its stars and creators Rob…
Reviews
Comedians Of The World – Loyiso Madinga: A Long Way From My Village
I’d be surprised if any comedian in this Netflix…
Comedians Of The World – Loyiso Gola: The African African
An intelligent observer of the world, Loyiso Gola makes…
Comedians Of The World – Tumi Morake: (Un)Domestic Issues
Like many comedians in this series, Tumi Morake opens…
Comedians Of The World – Riaad Moosa: Why Do U Talk The Way You Do?
As the title suggests, Riaad Moosa is paranoid about…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Kieran Hodgson: '75
Soho Theatre
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Dave Gorman: With Great Powerpoint Comes Great Responsibilitypoint
Coventry Warwick Arts Centre
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Gary Delaney: Gagster’s Paradise
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Glenn Wool: Wool's Gold II (The Iron Pirate)
Edinburgh Stand
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John-Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy!
Chorley Little Theatre
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Justin Moorhouse: Northern Joker
Corby Core
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Other news
US comic Kevin Barnett dies at 32
American comedian Kevin Barnett has died at the age…
My Dad Wrote A Porno set their HBO recording date
The My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast team have announced…
Who's on James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe’s new panel show Hypothetical
James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe’s new panel show Hypothetical starts on February…
'The NY comedy scene lost a true legend today'
The New York comedy circuit is mourning the death of William Stephenson, who died…
Stan & Ollie tops UK box office
Stan & Ollie has topped the box office charts in UK cinemas in its opening weekend. The…
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the Critics' Choice – again
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has picked up another major award, scooping the Critics’…
Frank Skinner previews a new tour
Frank Skinner has announced four low-key preview dates for a new live show. The…
When is Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters on?
Russell Howard and Mum: Globetrotters has been given a launch date by Comedy Central. The…
Punching Up
'Just a big old-fashioned sexist'
Russell Brand has often waxed lyrical about how much fatherhood has meant to him, But the comic has attracted some ridicule and criticism after admitting that…
Where Marie Kondo will lead us...
Quote and tweets of the week… Quote of the…
Up for sale: Ronnie Corbett's old home
Ronnie Corbett’s former home has gone on the…
The Mash Report's in Vogue with Madonna
BBC Two’s Mash Report has a major new celebrity…
Videos
The 'Leave Me Alurn' is designed to end unwanted small talk when headphones aren't enough.
The Marvelous Mrs Maisel's Rachel Brosnahan – who guest hosted last night's episodes – fronts the spoof advert with the rest of the regular cast:
Leave Me Alurn
SNL's new product to stop unwanted advances
Un-Tidying Up With Messy Kondo
aka Holly Burn
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: The final episodes
Netflix releases a trailer
US late-night hosts on the Brexit chaos
Tervor Noah,Stephen Colbert and Seth Myers