Peep Show cast reunite
For Bake Off Christmas special... but someone's missing!
The cast of Peep Show are reuniting for a Christmas Bake Off special. David Mitchell,…
Tom Towelling scoops C4's Sean Lock Award
Tom Towelling has won this year’s Channel 4 Sean…
Filming starts on BBC comedy Shedites
Filming has started on the BBC comedy pilot Shedites,…
Edinburgh might lose its TV Festival
The Edinburgh TV festival might be moving out of the…
New TV series for Urzila Carlson
Urzila Carlson is to star in her own series mixing…
Eli Hart crowned BBC New Comedy Award winner
Eli Hart has been crowned winner of this year’s…
Netflix sets a release date for Ricky Gervais’s Mortality
Netflix has today announced that Ricky Gervais’s Mortality…
First images from Can You Keep a Secret?
The first pictures have been released for the new Dawn French and Mark Heap…
Garry Starr is hoping to set a Guinness World Record for ‘longest cumulative…
Where Beckett and Ranganathan went next...
Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan head to Mumbai, New York, Sumatra and the Swiss…
Jason Byrne is making the 'Irish Simpsons'
Jason Byrne is making a series he likens to an Irish version of The Simpsons. The…
Men Behaving Badly returns as a stage play
Men Behaving Badly is making a comeback – as a stage play. The sitcom’s…
Comedy writer Gavin Petrie dies at 83
Comedy writer Gavin Petrie has died at the age of 83. He started out as a music…
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Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?
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Features
'We could all be a bit more Tony Mammoth'
Mammoth – Mike Bobbin’s comedy about a PE teacher recently reawakened…
'Creative people are sort of damaged'
John Lloyd is one of the UK's most acclaimed television and radio comedy producers,…
How much do you know about Sir Billy Connolly?
Sir Billy Connolly turns 83 on Monday. Test your knowledge of the comedy icon with…
'Pound-for-pound the funniest person in the world'
Humphrey Ker and his longtime Penny Dreadfuls collaborator David Reed star in Sherlock…
Reviews
Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award 2025
It’s not a great time to be a public service…
Josh Jones: I Haven’t Won The Lottery So Here’s Another Tour Show
Josh Jones makes it a point of pride that his show…
It may be better known for hip hop than stand-up, but…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man
Oxford Glee Club
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Nick Helm: No One Gets Out Alive
St Albans Alban Arena
Sunday 23rd Nov from 19:30Book now
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Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time)
Soho Theatre
Tuesday 25th Nov from 21:15
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John Robertson: Plays with the Audience
Oxford Glee Club
Sunday 30th Nov from 19:15Book now
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Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It
Tunbridge Wells Trinity Theatre
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Adam Riches: The 12 Beans of Christmas
Manchester Fairfield Social Club
Thursday 11th Dec from 19:30Book now
Other news
Tom Basden wins an award for film music
Tom Basden has won a British Independent Film Award…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival announces its first names for 2026
The first names have been announced for next year’s…
Russell Kane fronts ITV quiz app
Russell Kane and Capital Breakfast DJ Sian Welby are presenting a new quiz app…
Comedians become carol singers
Comedians including Nish Kumar, James Acaster and Lolly Adefope are to take part…
The best (new) old comedians of 2025?
The finalists have been announced for the West End New (Old) Act of the Year. They…
Paradise welcomes guest stars this Christmas
Adrian Edmondson, Ted Lasso star James Lance and Comedy Story Player Josie Lawrence…
Guest stars join Austentatious cast
Paterson Joseph, Mel Giedroyc and Stephen Mangan are to make goes appearances in…
Lancaster Castle becomes a comedy club
The Comedy In The Castle festivals have added a third venue to its roster next year,…
Punching Up
Don't invite Bob Mortimer to dinner...
If you’re making a fantasy dinner party guest list, Bob Mortimer might be up there among your ideal companions. But don’t bother inviting the Gone…
How Alex Horne pranked Maisie Adam
Alex Horne has revealed a prank he played on Maisie…
'The hottest comedy show in the world'
Certain venues at the Edinburgh Fringe have a reputation…
Robin Williams, Sigourney Weaver's hairpiece and me
As Boaby the barman in Still Game, Gavin Mitchell is…
Videos
The annual Christmas ad battle might finally be coming to an end - and even John Lewis could be in trouble.
Brands have been making increasingly sad songs to a slowed-down piano version of a formerly upbeat song in order to shift units – but the well could finally be running dry.
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'Unfiltered' biopic of the divisive comedy star
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Alan Carr's ITV sitcom returns
The most annoying person at a concert
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