Tragedy on opening night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
26/03/2025 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival's opening night gala was abandoned mid-show when one audience member collapsed with a fatal heart attack.
Jimmy Carr show 'axed after one series'
26/03/2025 … The Jimmy Carr-fronted comedy format Battle In The Box will not be returning to U&Dave, it has been reported.
© Eva Pentel With Adam Buxton, Stewart Lee and Grace Campbell
26/03/2025 … Adam Buxton, Stewart Lee and Grace Campbell will be playing this year’s End Of The Road festival, it has been announced.
© RTS/Richard Kendal Three gongs for Alma's Not Normal
26/03/2025 … Sophie Willan’s sitcom Alma's Not Normal won three gongs at the Royal Television Society awards last night – more than any other programme.
With more than 1,000 comedians in 690 shows
26/03/2025 … The Melbourne International Comedy Festival gets under way today This year, 690 shows – made up of more than 1,000 performers including 130 international…
Review of the first two episodes of Bridget Christie's retuning comedy
25/03/2025 … Don’t watch the second series of Bridget Christie’s The Change without watching the first – and not just because you’ll be missing out on…
Bridget Christie on the The Change, stand-up and whether comedy's about to have a #MeToo moment
25/03/2025 … The second series of Bridget Christie’s The Change starts tonight on Channel 4, in which she plays a 50-year-old woman, Linda, who experiences an existential…
25/03/2025 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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