Hakuna Matata! Comedian sees off Lion King lawsuit
Circle of Life composer had sued Learnmore Jonasi
A judge has officially thrown out a $27million (£20million) lawsuit brought…
Alan Carr 'planned a TV travel show with Sarah Ferguson'
Alan Carr was reportedly planning a travelogue TV show…
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
The best of the week’s live comedy, picked from…
Filming starts on Here We Go season 4
Filming has got under way for the fourth series of…
Graham Linehan receives £25k over his arrest
Graham Linehan has received a £25,000 settlement…
Channel 4 confirms Taskmaster spin-off
Channel 4 has confirmed a new Taskmaster spin-off,…
Customers at Assembly’s George Square Studios bar during the Fringe will be…
Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly shot a new Ali G film. The comedian is said…
Meet the 2026 Edinburgh Comedy Award panel
The judging panel for this years Edinburgh Comedy Awards will be chaired by Liz Lewin,…
BBC orders a third series of David Mitchell’s Ludwig
The BBC has ordered a third series of David Mitchell’s detective comedy Ludwig…
Mo Gilligan ate fried chicken for every meal for a month
Mo Gilligan lived on a diet of fried chicken for four weeks for his first documentary…
Now Leicester Comedy Festival's venue closes
Landlords have taken possession of the venue run by organisers of the beleaguered…
Tour news
Features
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: SNL (UK) comedians
Continuing our series of preview pieces for the Edinburgh Fringe, here are ten shows…
My most anticipated Edinburgh Fringe shows of 2026
In a special edition of his diary, reviewer Tim Harding gives a personal rundown…
'In my own home I'm diabolically satanic, but I could never be like that on stage'
The first Sudanese woman to perform stand-up at the O2 Arena in London, Ola Labib…
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10:The inevitable AI rundown
Ten Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows with AI and tech at their core… Garrett…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
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Help given to comics hit by Leicester Comedy Festival troubles
Eighteen comedians and one promoter have shared a £5,000…
Line-up announced for Just For Laughs Sydney
Greg Davies, Bill Bailey, Rhys James, Adam Kay and…
Free Fringe announces a venue just for newbies
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Dan Tiernan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe to judge BBC New Comedy Award
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Details revealed for Kevin McCarron's funeral
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Ashlee Bentley wins Magners' Share The Craic contest
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Entries open for 2026 LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year
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Rhys Nicholson films stand-up special
Rhys Nicholson is filming a comedy special in Melbourne on Friday. It is adapted…
Punching Up
As exotic as Grimbsy
Ronni Ancona’s surname might sound glamorous to British ears – but it’s not quite the same in Italy. ‘Everyone here goes "that’s…
Romesh: I shouldn't be anywhere near SNL UK
He’s got a reputation for ubiquity, but Romesh…
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Videos
Could the Clacton by-election get any more ridiculous?
Only with the addition of Liz Truss to the ballot paper… or rather the entirely unrelated ‘Liv Struss’, the comedy alter-ego of Nerine Skinner.
Could the short-lived PM provide the political ballast to stand up to the mighty Count Binface? Or even the joke candidate Nigel Farage?
'Liv Struss' to stand in by-election
Vs Nigel Farage and Count Binface'
Translating Nigel Farage's resignation speech
Thanks to Broken News
Changing the names on a true-crime podcast
With Naomi Petersen
Funboys ask: Which Resident Evil is REALLY the best?
New spin-off series Fair Game