John Cleese to tour the UK
Talking about Monty Python and the Holy Grail
John Cleese has announced a UK tour built around screenings of Monty Python and the…
Bill Bailey to celebrate amateur inventors
Bill Bailey is to front a new Channel 4 competition…
BBC New Comedy Awards are sent to Coventry
Entries have opened for this year’s BBC New Comedy…
Parenting Hell becomes UK's No1 comedy podcast
Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe…
Police training school comedy Piglets has been dropped…
Armando Iannucci to write the next Paddington movie
He’s probably best known for helping create the…
Festival promises some unseen Rik Mayall material
A treasure trove of previously unseen material from…
Sam Campbell and pals Make That Movie
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British comics win at New York radio awards
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Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley has written episodes of the new children's TV …
Alfie Moore wins top audio comedy award
Alfie Moore has won one of the top awards in audio entertainment for his Radio 4…
Who's on Mock The Week this summer?
The comedians taking part in Mock The Week’s summer mini-series have been announced. Those…
Tour news
Features
What did Stewart Lee study at Oxford?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Why Stephen Colbert is one of the most important satirists in American history
Stephen Colbert’s final episode as host of The Late Show last night won’t…
I'm lightheaded, spent... and end up insulting some random Belgian bloke
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Gary Oldman can stink, sigh, grumble, cough and weep better than almost anyone...
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Reviews
Caroline Aherne: Rebel In Disguise by David Scott
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Live comedy picks
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Samantha Bee becomes The Ambassador
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Reuben Kaye and Frankie McNair share Sydney honours
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More comedians join Judd Apatow's The Comeback King.
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Punching Up
Maisie Adam: I knew taking my top off would come back to haunt me...
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Videos
Here's a trailer for President Curtis – the Rick and Morty spin-off coming to HBO Max in July
It revolves around President Andre Curtis as he tackle crises such as 'interdimensional diplomacy to paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena.'
Voiced by Keith David, the character was originally a stand-in for Obama before evolving into a a 'cartoonishly bad president, inspired by Donald Trump, and eventual his own character.
Trailer for President Curtis
Rick and Morty spin-off
I Fell In Love With My Sleep Paralysis Demon
Award-winning comedy short
Nigel Farage Will Say Any Old Shit
Song from Mitch Benn
First clips from Ed Gamble panel show Unacceptable
Romesh wants more money for the Royals and Joanne McNally…