Second Staged
New series for David Tennant and Michael Sheen's lockdown comedy
BBC One has ordered a second series of Michael Sheen and David Tennant’s lockdown…
Hannah Gadsby to star in animated film
Hannah Gadsby is lending her voice to an animated…
Comedians take on University Challenge
Dara O Briain, Iain Stirling, Joel Dommett, Steve Pemberton…
Quibi – the streaming service that introduced…
The Borat sequel is to get a limit cinema release from…
Des Bishop apologises for prejudice to Travellers
Des Bishop has issued a apology to Ireland’s…
Yet another 24 hour show for Mark Watson
Mark Watson is to host another 24-hour online comedy…
Tom Lehrer put his lyrics in the public domain
Tom Lehrer has released all his lyrics into the public domain. The singer-songwriter…
Jack Docherty is competing against his own alter-ego for a Bafta award. Two shows…
Lee Mack show suspended over Nazi concerns
Lee Mack’s new TV show has been pulled off air amid fears one of the participants…
Spitting Image comes to broadcast TV
The revived Spitting Image is to air on broadcast TV for the first time, with a special…
Netflix series for Aunty Donna
Australian comedy trio Aunty Donna have made their own Netflix series. News…
Dane Baptiste to pilot Bamous for BBC Three
Dane Baptiste is to front a one-off satirical show for BBC Three about the limited…
Features
What was Loadsamoney's job?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
The supernatural? I’m quite sceptical... it's just physics
Truth Seekers, the new comedy-horror from Nick Frost and Simon Pegg about a team…
'We were trying to make a British Stranger Things'
Truth Seekers, the new comedy-horror from Nick Frost and Simon Pegg about a team…
'I spent the majority of my adult life pretending to have authority'
Taskmaster returns tonight and in a new home, Channel 4, after nine series with Dave.…
Reviews
Urban Myths: Les Dawson’s Parisienne Adventure
It might be under half an hour long, but this nimbly…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Daniel Sloss: Hubris
Manchester Academy
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Adam Kay: This Is Going To Hurt
Apollo Theatre
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Mark Thomas: 50 Things About Us
Salisbury Playhouse
Saturday 24th Oct from 19:30 - 21:00
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Simon Evans: The Work Of The Devil
Chorley Little Theatre
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Stewart Lee: Snowflake / Tornado
Durham Gala Theatre
Saturday 13th Mar from 20:00
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Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk
Salford Lowry
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Other news
Avalon buys into another talent management firm
Comedy management and production company Avalon has…
Just For Laughs hails digital success
Montreal’s Just For Laughs comedy festival is…
Simon Pegg mourns his producer
Miles Ketley, the chief executive of Simon Pegg’s and Nick Frost’s production…
Who's on the Big Zuu’s Big Eats Christmas special?
The guests have been announced for the two Christmas specials of Big Zuu’s…
Industry giant buys a stake in Gag Reflex agency
Production giant DLT Entertainment has further expanded its reach into the live comedy…
Ignacio Lopez to record a stand-up special
Half-Spanish, half-Welsh comic Ignacio Lopez is to record a stand-up special…
Young, funny – and already winning!
Six young comedy talents have been named as winners in the first Louise Rennison…
Meet the comedy writers of the future
The BBC has picked 19 aspiring comedy scribes to join its Writersroom development…
Punching Up
John Oliver unveils the sewage plant named in his honour
John Oliver has officially opened the sewer plant named in his honour. Danbury, Connecticut, named the facility after the comedian after he randomly…
How Sacha Baron Cohen ended up working in a restaurant kitchen
It sounds like a fable for our times: to work hard…
My neighbour paints the social distancing markings...
Tweets of the week New Covid19 restrictions: Medium…
Victoria Wood won a lot of accolades in her esteemed…
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