Romesh Ranganathan to make his West End debut
'‘I understand the thing about overexposure...'
Romesh Ranganathan is to make his West End debut, starring in an Alan Ayckbourn play. The…
Andrew Maxwell plays Riyadh Comedy Festival
Andrew Maxwell has become the latest British-based…
Sex Lives Of The Potato Men: The TV series?
It was one of the most roundly slated British comedy…
Stop making AI versions of Robin Williams, his daughter pleads
Robin Williams’s daughter Zelda Williams has…
The BBC has commissioned a new sitcom from Jessica…
BBC orders a fourth series of Here We Go
The BBC has ordered a fourth series of Tom Basden’s…
New sitcom from Gavin & Stacey's Ruth Jones
Gavin and Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones will write and…
Miles Jupp to front a new satirical podcast
Miles Jupp is to host a new satirical podcast – marking his first…
Is Seann Walsh returning to I'm A Celebrity?
Seann Walsh is returning to the I’m A Celebrity… jungle, it has been…
Rosie Jones assaulted by 'homophobic, ableist' thugs
Comedians Rosie Jones and Lee Peart were attacked by 'ableist and homophobic' morons…
Paddington makers sue Spitting Image
The makers of the Paddington movies are suing the revived Spitting Image, which…
Golden Cobra wins two Bafta Cymru Awards
Animated comedy The Golden Cobra was named best entertainment programme at the Bafta…
Josh Howie's LGBT paedophile comment DID break broadcast rules
Josh Howie’s comments linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia broke broadcasting…
Tour news
Features
'Trying to be original in television is extremely difficult'
Johnny Vegas reprises his role as small-time drug dealer Moz in the stage adaptation…
Which iconic song is the subject of a dance scene in the film 13 Going On 30?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'The idea you can be good at reading people is absolute nonsense'
As the celebrity version of the hit reality series comes to BBC One this week,…
The Women In Comedy festival is brilliant... and depressing
This month I’m performing at the Women In Comedy Festival in Manchester,…
Reviews
Dutch Barn Spirit of Comedy Award
Can we trust the wisdom of crowds? This new competition…
We’re used to comedy competitions featuring fresh…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Stuart Mitchell: Tips Not Included
Cardiff Glee Club
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Elis & John - That Feels Significant: Live!
Glasgow King's Theatre
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John Robertson: Plays with the Audience
Edinburgh Stand
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Ardal O'Hanlon: Not Himself
Weston-super-Mare Playhouse
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Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the Moon
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Alan Davies: Think Ahead
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Other news
Release date set for Man vs Baby
Rowan Atkinson’s new series Man vs Baby …
Aberdeen Comedy Festival hailed a success
The Aberdeen Comedy Festival has been hailed a success…
Ryan S Lewis wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award
Sandwell comic Ryan S Lewis has won the Breaking Talent Award at this year’s Birmingham…
Edinburgh Fringe to revamp its 'garbage' website
The Edinburgh Fringe is to get a much-needed new website – in 2027. The…
Second series for Comedy Central's Dating Horror Stories
Comedy Central has announced the return of its digital sketch series Dating Horror…
Harry Shearer pens a J Edgar Hoover musical
Simpsons and Spinal Tap star Harry Shearer has written a comedy musical about FBI…
Romesh Ranganathan heads big Sudan benefit
Romesh Ranganathan is headlining a last-minute benefit to raise money for Unicef’s…
I’m Sorry, Prime Minister extends its West End run
I’m Sorry, Prime Minister has extended its West End run by two weeks. The…
Punching Up
Alan Davies: How I bungled my chance with Jennifer Aniston
Alan Davies says he believes Jennifer Aniston once tried to seduce him – but he messed it up. The comic met the Friends star in 1997 when they were…
'I had to cast my mum in Juice – I had no choice'
Mawaan Rizwan says his mum would have ‘killed’…
Armando Iannucci saved my acting career, says Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi has credited The Thick Of It creator…
Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne have been immortalised…
Videos
The Donald is so good at reading. No one’s seen anything like it, they’re all saying it, how bigly talented your favourite president is at the words.
And now here’s a new book – The Trump Alpha-bet – so you too can have the same command of the English language as him.
It’s all thanks to Canadian satirical series This Hour Has 22 Minutes:
The Trump Alpha-bet
From This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Fin vs the Internet
Dobby the House Elf on Saturday Night Live
Michael Che and Colin Jost's Weekend Update segment
His latest mash-up