Russell Brand is a rapist
Comic found guilty of one count of rape and three of sexual assault, cleared of others
Russell Brand has been convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The…
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 –…
Netflix wants more Nobody Wants This
Netflix has renewed Nobody Wants This for a fourth…
Paddy Raff stars in sitcom pilot
Comic Paddy Raff is to appear in a BBC comedy short…
Chris McCausland announces Waffle tour
Chris McCausland has announced a major new tour. Waffle will…
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…
Two more series for Train-ing It With Joe Wilkinson
Channel 4 has ordered two more series of Joe Wilkinson’s train-based online…
Freddie Meredith joins Death In Paradise
Saturday Night Live UK’s Freddie Meredith has been cast in the Christmas…
Director Edgar Wright slams Spaced remaster
Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright have distanced themselves from a remastered…
Jerry Sadowitz sells rare DVDs of his 1987 show
Jerry Sadowitz is to sell his rarely-seen 1987 Total Abuse show on DVD – after…
Tour news
Features
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…
'I started stand-up when I was 18 – it's my life's work'
Bill Bailey begins his Vaudevillian arena tour of the UK tonight, before transferring…
Who voices Dr Elephant in Peppa Pig?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
The You’re Wrong About universe, and spooky podcasts for Halloween
I’ve previously written about the parasocial nature of podcast fandom. That…
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
Phil Wang: Uh Oh
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Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
Glasgow Oran Mor
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Oh, Mary!
Trafalgar Theatre
Saturday 14th Nov from 15:30Book now
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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Canterbury Gulbenkian Theatre
Wednesday 25th Nov from 19:30Book now
Gig of the day
Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble
Belfast Black Box
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Adam Riches IS Sean Bean in How The Bean Saved Christmas
Birmingham Glee Club
Saturday 21st Nov from 20:00Book now
Other news
Reece Shearsmith and Jessica Hynes to appear in White Rabbit Red Rabbit
Reece Shearsmith and Jessica Hynes will perform in…
Rowan Atkinson backs Red Cross campaign
Rowan Atkinson has recorded a Christmas message for…
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…
Tom Barker wins Beat The Frog 2026
Deadpan comic Tom Barker has won this year’s Beat The Frog new act competition…
Liverpool's Royal Court seeks comedy writers
Liverpool’s Royal Court theatre is teaming up with the BBC in a hunt for new…
Want to take part in Live Comedy Day 2027?
The Live Comedy Association has announced a series of meetings for anyone who wants…
Punching Up
Philomena Cunk joins Letterboxd.
She may be a fictional character, but that hasn’t stopped Philomena Cunk from having her own account on the movie review website Letterboxd. The creation…
Harriet Kemsley: A rhino peed on my head
Harriet Kemsley was once peed on by a rhino. The…
Sandi Toksvig receives her SIXTH honorary doctorate
Sandi Toksvig has been awarded an honorary doctorate…
Margaret Cho: My abortions... and dating Quentin Tarantino
Rarely coy at the best of times, Margaret Cho has opened…
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…