Improv rapper Chris Turner wows America's Got Talent
British comic now in the semi-finals
03/09/2025 … British improv rapper Chris Turner has made the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent.
2025 Archives
Wed 03 September 2025
Filming starts on Big Mood series 2
03/09/2025 … My Family star Robert Lindsay and Marina Bye from the Siblings double act have joined the cast of Channel 4’s hit comedy Big Mood.
Tue 02 September 2025
Mormonism? Mukbangs? Or Just Chronically Offline?
Clip from Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet
02/09/2025 … Here's a clip from Comedy Central's new programme Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet.
When a stand-up special becomes a true-crime podcast
New series about the most terrifying night of Edd Hedges's life
02/09/2025 … One of Edd Hedges’ stand-up routines has been turned into a six-part podcast described as ‘part comedy special and part true crime documentary’.
Who won the very first episode of Taskmaster?
02/09/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Brennan Reece wins 'joke of the festival'
From the Creatures Comedy Festival in Manchester
02/09/2025 … Brennan Reece has won an award for having the best joke at the Creatures Comedy Festival in Manchester.
Comics up for 2025 Sky Arts Award
Elf Lyons, Jen Brister and Sarah Keyworth all nominated
02/09/2025 … Elf Lyons, Jen Brister and Sarah Keyworth have been nominated for the Sky Arts Award for comedy The broadcaster said: ‘Elf Lyons is nominated for her…
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Graham Linehan arrested over anti-trans tweet
Father Ted writer held at Heathrow Airport
02/09/2025 … Graham Linehan has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence via social media posts.