Second series for Saturday Night Live UK
Sky confirms extended run of 12 episodes
Saturday Night Live UK will return for a second series, Sky has announced. The…
Peter Kay reschedules his aborted Birmingham show
Peter Kay has rescheduled his Birmingham show that…
Fawlty Towers actress Claire Nielson dies at 89
Claire Nielson, who played the glamorous American Mrs…
Lucy Porter's new Radio 4 show is history
Lucy Porter is to host a new history-based quiz on…
Ruth Jones: 'We've talked about a Nighty Night reboot'
Ruth Jones has revealed she has been talking to Julia…
Mawaan Rizwan won’t be making any more Juice. The…
Russell Brand settles £220,000 lawsuit with publisher
Russell Brand has settled his legal dispute over his…
Joe's clothes join Birmingham's treasures
Joe Lycett has donated some of his most eye-catching outfits to Birmingham Museums…
Comic to write 20 different shows for the Edinburgh Fringe
Working up one show for the Edinburgh Fringe is demanding enough – but…
Summer bonus for Mock The Week
Mock The Week is returning for a five-week run this summer. The episodes come…
Daniel Foxx writes a second book of satirical fairytales
Daniel Foxx is to publish a second book of classic fairytales reworked for the wealthy. Fairytales…
Man in court over Peter Kay bomb scare
The man charged over the bomb scare that caused Peter Kay’s comedy show to…
Only Child and Amandaland return
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday May 3 ZERO…
Tour news
Features
What chocolate bar did Charlie Chuck advertise?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'Lube Sanders really oiled up the place'
Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble – long-time friends who have known each other since…
A fisherman's best friend...
Following news of the death of Ted, the Patterdale Terrier mix who won the hearts…
Why I’m a podcast fangirl
On Sunday I went along to the London Marathon to join some of my fellow PCDs in the…
Reviews
Can We Laugh At That? by Jacques Berlinerblau
You might be forgiven for not wanting to read another…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
Weston-super-Mare Playhouse
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Russell Hicks: This Time It's Personal
Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre
Tuesday 12th May from 19:30Book now
Coming Soon
Darren Walsh: Do You Like Puns?
Newcastle Stand
Sunday 10th May from 16:00
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Clinton Baptiste: Spectral Intercourse
Scunthorpe Baths Hall
Thursday 28th May from 19:30Book now
Gig of the day
John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills
Dublin Sugar Club
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Tim Key: Loganberry
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Saturday 16th May from 20:00Book now
Other news
Eugene Mirman releases his first special in a decade
Eugene Mirman has released his first stand-up special…
First look at Diane Morgan as a robot
The BBC has released the first photographs from Ann…
Eloise Heath named West End New Act of the Year 2026
Eloise Heath has been named West End New Act of the Year 2026. She won a…
Have you any questions for Arts Council England?
Industry body Craft has opened a survey about what questions comedians and producers…
Pleasance announces more Edinburgh Fringe 2026 shows
Pleasance has announced its latest wave of performers for this year’s Edinburgh…
Judi Love to make her HIGNFY debut
Judi Love is to make her debut appearance on Have I Got News For You. The…
Horne Section to record a special
The Horne Section are to film their latest live show as a special, at the Royal Shakespeare…
Gilded Balloon announces 88 more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Gilded Balloon has announced a new batch of 88 shows for this year's Edinburgh…
Punching Up
Ricky Gervais is an ass
Ricky Gervais has had a newborn donkey named after him, after donating £100,000 to a rescue charity. The foal, a jenny, was born at a sanctuary in Israel…
Rosie Jones: I interrupted a date for an ad hoc Taskmaster audition
Rosie Jones has revealed she landed her place on Taskmaster…
When Steve Coogan was mistaken for an Amazon driver
He might be one of British comedy’s biggest stars…
When Alan Carr fell into The Serpentine
Alan Carr has admitted that he once fell into The Serpentine…
Videos
Imagine if Sherlock Holmes could have drawn on the power of AI to help solve his most tricky cases.
Irish sketch trio Foil Arms and Hog imagine how much greater the world's greatest detective could have been if only he could have drawn on 21st Century technology.
It's AI-limentary, my dear Watson...
AI Sherlock Holmes
By Foil Arms and Hog
By Alasdair Beckett-King
Hannah Waddingham's vocal warm-ups
Before hosting SNL UK
Can their friendship withstand the discovery?