Summer bonus for Mock The Week
Surprise as TLC announces an extra five episodes
Mock The Week is returning for a five-week run this summer. The episodes come…
Peter Kay reschedules his aborted Birmingham show
Peter Kay has rescheduled his Birmingham show that…
Fawlty Towers actress Claire Nielson dies at 89
Claire Nielson, who played the glamorous American Mrs…
Lucy Porter's new Radio 4 show is history
Lucy Porter is to host a new history-based quiz on…
Ruth Jones: 'We've talked about a Nighty Night reboot'
Ruth Jones has revealed she has been talking to Julia…
Mawaan Rizwan won’t be making any more Juice. The…
Russell Brand settles £220,000 lawsuit with publisher
Russell Brand has settled his legal dispute over his…
Joe's clothes join Birmingham's treasures
Joe Lycett has donated some of his most eye-catching outfits to Birmingham Museums…
Comic to write 20 different shows for the Edinburgh Fringe
Working up one show for the Edinburgh Fringe is demanding enough – but…
Daniel Foxx writes a second book of satirical fairytales
Daniel Foxx is to publish a second book of classic fairytales reworked for the wealthy. Fairytales…
Man in court over Peter Kay bomb scare
The man charged over the bomb scare that caused Peter Kay’s comedy show to…
Only Child and Amandaland return
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. Sunday May 3 ZERO…
Lenny Henry's first stand-up tour in 16 years
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle…
Tour news
Features
What chocolate bar did Charlie Chuck advertise?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'Lube Sanders really oiled up the place'
Nish Kumar and Ed Gamble – long-time friends who have known each other since…
A fisherman's best friend...
Following news of the death of Ted, the Patterdale Terrier mix who won the hearts…
Why I’m a podcast fangirl
On Sunday I went along to the London Marathon to join some of my fellow PCDs in the…
Reviews
Can We Laugh At That? by Jacques Berlinerblau
You might be forgiven for not wanting to read another…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Kae Kurd’s Comedy Club
Up The Creek
from 20:00
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John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills
Dublin Sugar Club
Thursday 7th May from 20:30Book now
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Russell Hicks: This Time It's Personal
Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre
Tuesday 12th May from 19:30Book now
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Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts
Manchester Fairfield Social Club
Thursday 14th May from 19:30Book now
Gig of the day
Pierre Novellie: You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Andover The Lights
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Tim Key: Loganberry
Exeter Northcott Theatre
Saturday 16th May from 20:00Book now
Other news
First look at Diane Morgan as a robot
The BBC has released the first photographs from Ann…
Eloise Heath named West End New Act of the Year 2026
Eloise Heath has been named West End New Act of the…
Have you any questions for Arts Council England?
Industry body Craft has opened a survey about what questions comedians and producers…
Pleasance announces more Edinburgh Fringe 2026 shows
Pleasance has announced its latest wave of performers for this year’s Edinburgh…
Judi Love to make her HIGNFY debut
Judi Love is to make her debut appearance on Have I Got News For You. The…
Horne Section to record a special
The Horne Section are to film their latest live show as a special, at the Royal Shakespeare…
Gilded Balloon announces 88 more Edinburgh Fringe shows
Gilded Balloon has announced a new batch of 88 shows for this year's Edinburgh…
Lenny Henry to headline Somerset comedy festival
Sir Lenny Henry will headline this year’s Rode Comedy Festival, the Somerset…
Punching Up
Rosie Jones: I interrupted a date for an ad hoc Taskmaster audition
Rosie Jones has revealed she landed her place on Taskmaster after doing an ad-hoc audition for hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne in a bar. The comic temporarily…
When Steve Coogan was mistaken for an Amazon driver
He might be one of British comedy’s biggest stars…
When Alan Carr fell into The Serpentine
Alan Carr has admitted that he once fell into The Serpentine…
Why Gregor Fisher slimmed down
Fans will be seeing a lot less of Gregor Fisher in…
Videos
Here's how every non-playable character acts in a video game – according to comedian Alasdair Beckett-King.
And our man makes it very clear they don't much care for strangers in Facepunch...
Every NPC in a videogame
By Alasdair Beckett-King
Hannah Waddingham's vocal warm-ups
Before hosting SNL UK
Can their friendship withstand the discovery?
Weekend Update on the royal visit
With Colin Jost and Michael Che