Ben Keaton dies at 70
Perrier winner, Father Ted actor and so much more
Tributes have been paid to comedian turned actor, writer and director Ben Keaton…
Cody Dahler writes a politics book
Comedian and podcaster Cody Dahler is to publish a…
Seven Dials Playhouse to close
London’s Seven Dials Playhouse to close next…
Greg Davies to host the TV Baftas
Greg Davies has been named as the host of this year’s…
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Strong audience for SNL UK launch
Saturday Night Live UK debuted to 226,000 viewers…
Katherine Ryan writes her second memoir
Katherine Ryan has written her second memoir about ‘what it means to be…
Antisemitism group bids to reopen Reginald D Hunter case
The Campaign Against Antisemitism is trying to reopen its case against Reginald D.…
Saturday Night Live UK gets two more episodes
Sky has added an extra two episodes to the launch series of Saturday Night Live UK. The…
Third series – and a Halloween special – for Last One Laughing
Last One Laughing is to return for a third series and a Halloween special. Prime…
Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade join Sonic The Hedgehog 4
Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade have joined the Sonic The Hedgehog universe. The…
The Ghosts movie The Possession of Button House is to be released in time…
Tour news
Features
What makes older people laugh?
For many older people, humour can be a lifeline. It’s not easy to discuss the…
The troubled history of Saturday Night Live
In Studio 8H in downtown New York, a clock counts down the seconds to 11.30pm – the…
'Michael Gove is one of the most charming men I've ever met'
A former winner of the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award, Susie McCabe is…
Saturday Night Live UK faces an uphill battle
A tall, well-built man saunters past a band and onto the stage. He is handsome and…
Reviews
Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy at Underbelly Boulevard
Directly mining grief and other traumas for comedy…
Live comedy picks
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Cambridge Comedy Garden back for a third year
The Cambridge Comedy Garden is returning in July with…
Katherine Ryan and Jon Richardson in Withering Heights
Move over, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Katherine…
Roy Wood Jr. returns to Have I Got News For You UK
American comedian Roy Wood Jr. is to host the opening episode of the 71st series…
Comic Relief films a Traitors sketch
Ruby Wax, Jessica Hynes and Iain Stirling have filmed a Traitors sketch for…
Fourth series for What Just Happened?
Topical comedy panel show What Just Happened? is returning to BBC Radio Wales…
Michael Sheen's House Of Games
Michael Sheen has been confirmed as the host for the next series of BBC Two’s…
Comics bid farewell to Banana Cabaret
Some big names are to bid farewell to Banana Cabaret. one of Britain’s longest-running…
Pain in the neck? You need a laugh
Watching TV comedy can halve the agony of chronic head and neck pain, a new study…
Punching Up
Guz Khan's ex-pupils tell how he inspired them
Guz Khan has a touching reunion with some of his former pupils on tomorrow night's Claudia Winkleman Show. After telling the host how he adopted a 'good…
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Videos
Meet the behind-the-scenes team that make the internet so bad.
Hammed Animashaun plays Turpun Turpin – the leader of the shadowy group that makes your online experience just that little bit more frustrating than it needs be.
It was one of the sketches on last night's first episode of Saturday Night Live UK on Sky One.
Why the internet is so bad
Fron SNL UK
The Last Supper with David Attenborough
From Saturday Night Live UK
Sir Keir makes a difficult phone call
The very first sketch from the British Saturday Night…
David Mitchell sings Flash, Bang, Wallop!
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