Two Doors Down to become a stage show
Hit BBC sitcom Two Doors Down is being turned into a live stage show. Original…
Ricky Gervais makes a cameo in Asterix
Ricky Gervais has been immortalised in an Asterix cartoon. The…
Garth Marenghi launches YouTube show
Garth Marenghi has launched a video podcast interviewing…
Jason Manford to host the Royal Variety Performance
Jason Manford is to host this year’s Royal Variety…
Exposé of 21Soho's failure to pay comedians is up for a journalism award
A report into London comedy venue 21Soho failing to…
Nigel Ng to create an animated Uncle Roger series
Nigel Ng is making a Mr Bean-style cartoon for his…
Alice Lowe works on two horror-comedy films
Alice Lowe is working on two dark comedy films: a reimagining…
Jessica Barden and other stars join Becoming Victoria Wood
The stars taking part in the 90-minute documentary Becoming Victoria Wood have been…
Ardal O’Hanlon and Tom Basden join How To Get To Heaven From Belfast
Ardal O’Hanlon and Tom Basden have joined the cast of How To Get To Heaven…
Jennifer Saunders to reunite with Joanna Lumley on Amandaland
Ab Fab stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are to reunite in a special Christmas…
Angie Le Mar joins her son's sitcom
Comedy star Angie Le Mar is joining the cast of a new Radio 4 sitcom – written…
Graham Linehan won't be prosecuted over anti-trans tweets
Graham Linehan is to face no further action over the anti-trans tweets that got him…
Mock the Week is set to return after six years. The BBC axed the panel show…
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Features
'I've said terrible things... but as long as it’s funny, I think it’s forgivable'
As Jimmy Carr’s Am I The A**hole? starts on Comedy Central next week, the comedian…
We'd want to play Operation and mum would say 'no... get the Ouija board out!'
Daisy May and Charlie Cooper spend the night in some of Britain’s most haunted…
Which guest has appeared on Would I Lie To You? most often?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Digging up 20 facts about The Good Life
Next week U&Gold airs The Good Life: Inside Out, making 50 years of the sitcom…
Reviews
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Wolf and Owl: Live
Brighton Dome
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Alan Davies: Think Ahead
Woking New Victoria Theatre
Saturday 1st Nov from 19:30Book now
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Michelle De Swarte: The Afters
Cardiff Glee Club
Wednesday 29th Oct from 19:15Book now
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Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It
Newcastle Stand
Sunday 2nd Nov from 20:30Book now
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Mark Nelson: Liquid Gold
Dumfries Theatre Royal
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Ross Noble: Cranium of Curiosities
Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Hall
Thursday 6th Nov from 20:00Book now
Other news
Masked agents snatch comedy club manager
The night manager of the Chicago Laugh Factory has…
Jennifer Coolidge and Nicole Scherzinger join Rebel Wilson’s Girl Group.
Jennifer Coolidge and Nicole Scherzinger have joined…
Simon Amstell announces London residency
Simon Amstell has announced a three-week London residency in February. The…
British Comedy Guide launches open mic competition
The British Comedy Guide has announced a new stand-up contest for open mic comedians. Stand-Up…
Gregor Fisher goes on his first tour
Scottish comedy star Gregor Fisher is to go on his first tour with an ‘evening…
Comics support psychedelic punk duo The Lovely Eggs on tour
Comedy stars have signed up to support lo-fi psychedelic punk duo The Lovely Eggs…
Jennifer Saunders narrates science novel for kids
Jennifer Saunders has narrated a new audiobook helping kids reduce their plastic…
Phil Ellis and Anna Thomas launch podcast
Taskmaster contestant Phil Ellis and fellow comic Anna Thomas are launching a new…
Punching Up
The Young Ones reunion that never was
A planned reunion of The Young Ones to be written by the creators of Peep Show was cancelled because of scheduling problems. Nigel Planer – who played…
The stand-up special released as 36 Instagram reels
Nathan Cassidy has released his new stand-up special…
Katherine Ryan welcomes her fourth child
Katherine Ryan has given birth to her fourth child,…
Victor Meldrew's house sells for £337,500
Victor Meldrew’s house has sold for its asking…
Videos
Jordan Brooks turns therapist in this new web series, Open Up!
The former Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner’s first client is Sunil Patel, and their session is more than a little awkward.
Future episodes promise more clients from the world of comedy and beyond…
Open Up! with Jordan Brookes
Featuring Sunil Patel
Trailer for Malice, Jack Whitehall's psychological thriller
Coming to Amazon Prime next month
Stuart Laws crowdwork
Mike Graham Misunderstands Absolutely Everything
From Michael Spicer