Vic Reeves rushed to hospital
Comic given 'clean bill of health' after scare
Vic Reeves was rushed to hospital by ambulance following a medical emergency at a…
Russell Brand’s court proceedings get under way
Jury selection has got under way in Russell Brand’s…
Sacha Baron Cohen to star in Quentin Tarantino’s first play
Sacha Baron Cohen has confirmed he’s set to star…
Desmond’s to become a stage musical
Desmond’s is set to be adapted into a stage musical. The…
Voici l'assistant du Taskmaster
Taskmaster is to be remade in France. Camille…
A stage version of Porridge is going on tour next year. The…
Almost 700 comedy pros call for policy change
Almost 700 comedians and industry figures, including…
CK Nash wins best show at Women In Comedy festival
CK Nath has won the best show award at the Women In Comedy Festival, with…
Jessica Fostekew enters the Infinite Monkey Cage
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Now LAUGHING…
Is this the biggest-headed comedian in the UK?
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the 6,544 events Chortle…
No blue plaque for Graham Chapman
English Heritage has turned down a request to erect a blue plaque in honour of Graham…
Gromit is breaking his silence – thanks to Martin Freeman. The Sherlock…
Crazy Rich Asians to become a TV series
HBO is to turn Crazy Rich Asians into a TV series. Comic Ronny Chieng will…
Tour news
Features
'My leg hair still hasn't properly grown back'
Rob & Romesh Vs returns to Sky and Now TV for a ninth series next Wednesday,…
Who voices Richard’s agent in Only Child?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
John Cleese's Ministry of Silly Tweets
John Cleese has been reported to counter-extremism scheme Prevent over his anti-Islamic…
'I'm not drunk, I have cerebral palsy'
I’ve spent more than 40 years explaining that I’m not drunk. I…
Reviews
Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always Screaming
For a man forever playing with the form of stand-up,…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Li Jin Hao: Falling From a Moon
Leeds Hyde Park Book Club
from 19:20
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Tom Ward: Post-Millennium Tension
Edinburgh Monkey Barrel
Saturday 17th Oct from 19:30Book now
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Thursday 15th Oct from 20:45Book now
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Larry Dean: Hellbent
Nottingham Playhouse
Monday 26th OctBook now
Gig of the day
Joseph Morpurgo: Highlander 70
Soho Theatre
from 19:00 - 20:00
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Bath Rondo Theatre
Friday 30th Oct from 19:30Book now
Other news
Operation Mincemeat heads to Australia
Comedy musical Operation Mincemeat is to open in Australia next…
New images from Josh Pugh's Stepping Up
Channel 4 has released new images from Stepping Up,…
Arts Council England funds comedy projects
The Live Comedy Association has been awarded £45,000 of Arts Council England…
US comedian Reggie McFadden dies at 57
US comedian Reggie McFadden, known for his work on1990s Fox sketch series In Living…
2026 Aberdeen Comedy Festival hailed a success
This year’s Aberdeen Comedy Festival has been hailed a success after attracting…
Brown Sauce names its 2026 Comedy Lab cohort
South Asian comedy club Brown Sauce has announced the eight emerging comedians chosen…
Another date for Radio 4's Live From The UK
An additional recording date has been announced for the next series of Radio 4's…
Eden Voss wins Birmingham's Breaking Talent Award
Eden Voss won the Birmingham Comedy Festival’s Breaking Talent Award 2026. Voss,…
Punching Up
Gee, that's a lot of Alis...
The West Staines Massiv took over London yesterday as 300 Ali G lookalikes joined Sacha Baron Cohen to promote his new film. They took to the Thames for…
How a comedian is most likely to win Celebrity Traitors
Comedians are the most likely type of celebrity to…
From Dundler Mifflin to rector of St Andrews?
If you know him only as the weird, taciturn accountant…
Simon Pegg has revealed he has been diagnosed with…
Videos
Weekend Update presenters Ania Magliano and Paddy Young on the latest from the Tory conference, Match of the Day and Zack Polanski on last night’s Saturday Night Live UK.
Here’s their take on the week’s news…
Weekend Update on the Tory conference and more
Ania Magliano and Paddy Young on SNL UK
...and the one word he wasn't allowed to say
Mock The Week on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
...and his legal challenge to police
Borat's back - to plug the new Ali G film
New trailer released