Russell Brand sentenced to 10½ years
9 years for rape plus 18 months for sexual assaults
Russell Brand has been jailed for nine years for rape plus another 18 months for…
Joe Wilkinson and Keira Knightley, together again
Joe Wilkinson has been reunited with Keira Knightley…
John-Luke Roberts named best podcast host
John-Luke Roberts has been named best podcast host…
Jo Brand: A man exposed himself to me during a gig
Jo Brand has told of how an audience member exposed…
BBC rejects petition to save Radio 4 Extra
The BBC has rejected a petition calling for Radio 4…
Cunk's back... looking at cinema
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Jack Whitehall to star in 'surprising' romcom
Jack Whitehall has been cast in a new romcom – as a man forced to go on honeymoon…
Netflix wants more Nobody Wants This
Netflix has renewed Nobody Wants This for a fourth series. The show’s third…
Paddy Raff stars in sitcom pilot
Comic Paddy Raff is to appear in a BBC comedy short written and created by his sister,…
Chris McCausland announces Waffle tour
Chris McCausland has announced a major new tour. Waffle will kick off…
Russell Brand's old producer 'stepping back' from TV roles
A top comedy producer has been told to ‘step back’ from his job after Russell…
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2027 line-up announced
Taskmaster has announced the line-up for its New Year Treat. Taking…
Tour news
Features
My advice to new comedians? Don't hang around with comedians
Guz Khan talks about the BBC New Comedy Awards, as he hosts the final, which airs…
'I play a well-meaning character... it's not a Daniel Day Lewis-like transformation'
What can you tell us about Bill’s Included? Bill’s Included is a traditional…
Was Radio 4 Extra just too unfashionable to survive?
There’s a scene in George Orwell’s 1984 when Winston Smith explains to…
Companies must face tougher action if they turn a blind eye to abusers like Russell Brand
The Russell Brand conviction yesterday was a very small win for his victims, who…
Reviews
Hasan Al-Habib: Stuck in the Middle (East) With You
Hasan Al-Habib is a dependable gag-driven club-style…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Ricky Gervais: Legend
Birmingham Utilita Arena
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Glasgow Oran Mor
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Chorley Theatre
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Dom Joly Trigger Happy TV: The 25th Anniversary Tour
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Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle!
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Other news
Kate Stone joins comedy consultancy Reppd
Comedy consultancy Reppd has appointed Kate Stone as…
Entries open for Melbourne comedy festival's short film contest
Entires have opened for Melbourne International Comedy…
Angela Bra wins joke of the Nottingham Comedy Festival
Angela Bra has won the ‘joke of the festival’ award at the Nottingham…
Reece Shearsmith and Jessica Hynes to appear in White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Reece Shearsmith and Jessica Hynes will perform in the final shows of White Rabbit…
Rowan Atkinson backs Red Cross campaign
Rowan Atkinson has recorded a Christmas message for the British Red Cross to urge…
Ofcom: BBC needs to be clearer about impact of cuts
Broadcast regulator Ofcom has demanded more information from the BBC about the impact…
Glasgow International Comedy Festival announces first acts of 2027
Alan Carr, Fascinating Aïda and Mike Wozniak are among the first acts announced…
Lenny Henry and Nish Kumar become Hackney Empire patrons
Sir Lenny Henry and Nish Kumar have become patrons of Hackney Empire as the East…
Punching Up
A monster memento
It’s not the most immediately romantic imagery – but Ed Gamble has revealed the tattoo he chose to remind him of his wife was a mutant amphibious…
Bob Mortimer: Damon Albarn stole my glasses
Bob Mortimer has accused Blur frontman Damon Albarn…
How a heavy metal legend gave Bill Bailey his first review
Bill Bailey has told how he talked his way onto the…
Philomena Cunk joins Letterboxd.
She may be a fictional character, but that hasn’t…
Videos
The Democrats' routing of the Republicans at the midterms obviously led Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update this week.
Colin Jost and Michael Che talked about DonaldTrump blaming poor-quality GOP candidates and the president promoting Stephen Miller to White House Chief of Staff.
Elon Musk (Jeremy Culhane) also joined the segment after spaffing $500million on the election, with most of his candidates still losing.
And away from the elections, Che and Jost discussed the King's trip to the Caribbean, Bob Dylan meeting Pope Leo, and Martha Stewart apologising for her 'homeless person' Halloween costume.
SNL's Weekend Update on the midterms
With Colin Jost and Michael Che
Dara O Briain: Over-50s shouldn't be allowed near panel shows
On Ed Gamble’s Unacceptable
Jimmy Carr's audience plant gets stuck in the toilet
by Finlay Christie
Trailer for Alan Carr's Great Big Bucket List
With Jack Dee, Mel Giedroyc, Tom Allen, Joe Wilkinson…