8 YEARS: Jail term for comic over his jokes
Brazil's Leo Lins 'is being treated like a drug trafficker'
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Glenn Moore’s Almanac to return
Glenn Moore is making a second episode if his Radio…
Darren Connell creates a C4 comedy short
Scottish stand-up Darren Connell has created a comedy…
Unearthed: Scripts Galton and Simpson wrote for the Goons
Previously unknown material that legendary comedy writers…
Adam and Joe on air together again after 16 years
Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish are reuniting this weekend…
Chris Addison helps adapt Caimh McDonnell's comedy crime stories for the BBC
The BBC has ordered a ‘darkly comedic’…
Nick Mohammed joins Slow Horses
Nick Mohammed is to appear in the new series of acclaimed…
Hitchhiker’s Guide live show coming to London
A new live version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is to open in London…
Ross Noble and Lenny Henry go swimming with sharks
Lenny Henry, Ross Noble and Amandaland star Lucy Punch have gone diving with…
Meet the 100-year-old Taskmaster contestant!
Alex Horne has staged a Taskmaster challenge for residents of an Oxfordshire care…
Edinburgh Fringe launches its 2025 printed programme
The printed edition of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme has been unveiled…
Unseen Mitch Hedberg pilot emerges
Rare footage of late American stand-up Mitch Hedberg has resurfaced – thanks…
Futuristic new podcast from Richard Ayoade and Warwick Davis
Richard Ayoade and Warwick Davis will this week launch a comedy podcast examining…
Tour news
Features
We Welsh are a very melodramatic people!
Welsh comedy actors Ruth Jones and Steve Speirs are spending a nostalgic weekend…
What was Victor Meldrew's phone number?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
'I'm very relaxed about doing what I fucking want'
Twenty years after he burst on to the UK comedy scene by winning best newcomer at…
How to make money and get noticed at the Edinburgh Fringe
So how do you make money and get noticed at the Fringe? Let’s answer…
Reviews
Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?
She came to fame, or notoriety, by getting her kit…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Angela Barnes: Angst
Millom The Beggars Theatre
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Jessie Nixon: Don't Make Me Regret This
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Friday 13th Jun from 19:45 - 23:00Book now
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Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House
Sunday 8th Jun
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Rich Hall: Chin Music
Launceston Town Hall
Saturday 14th Jun from 20:00Book now
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Jo Caulfield: Here Comes Trouble
Stonehaven Town Hall
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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Corsham Pound Arts Centre
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Other news
Greenwich Comedy Festival announces 2025 line-up
The Greenwich Comedy Festival has announced the line-up…
Writers: Have your scripts performed by pro comedians
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Channel 4 orders three pilot comedy scripts
Channel 4 and Northern Ireland Screen have selected three half-hour scripts to be…
Ted Milligan wins Edinburgh Fringe assistance
Character comedian Ted Milligan has been given financial backing for his Edinburgh…
2025 Balham Comedy Festival line-up announced
South London’s Banana Cabaret has announced the line-up for their 2025 Balham…
Brush up on your art, says Harry Hill
Harry Hill is backing a new nationwide drawing project inspired by David Hockney. The…
Sean Patrick named Not So New Comedian Of The Year
Sean Patrick has won the Not So New Comedian Of The Year competition. The…
Jordan Gray joins Latitude 2025
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Punching Up
Curb your enthusiasm, Jeff Garlin's not coming...
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Katherine Ryan is pregnant again
Katherine Ryan has revealed she is pregnant with her…
Lee Mack: Get me on Last One Laughing!
As Amazon prepares to cast the next series of its…
Diane Morgan: I thought I'd blown my chance at Who Do You Think You Are?
Diane Morgan has admitted she thought she’d never…
Videos
Sam Campbell stars as Long Head in a series of off-the-wall animated shorts from Australia.
The sketches were first released on TikTok last year, but now they are finding a less transient home on YouTube.
Created by Millie Holten the six-part series also features comics Kate Dehnert and Tom Walker.
The shorts are being re-released over the next couple of weeks, starting with this one, about a sniper...
Sam Campbell is Long Head
Oddball animated comedy rereleased on YouTube
Trailer for Jordan Gray's sitcom Transaction
With Nick Frost and Doon Mackichan
Amy Gledhill was born to Go Ape
From Comedy Central Live
Public to vote on which billionaire gets eaten first
A very serious satirical news story