© Trevor Leighton Ben Elton announces West End run
Comedian returns to the London stage
28/10/2021 … Ben Elton has announced a two-week run in London’s West End this Christmas.
Thu 28 October 2021
© Trevor Leighton 
Frankie Boyle's first novel to be published
A funny crime thriller set in Glasgow
28/10/2021 … Frankie Boyle has secured a publisher for his first novel: a crime thriller set in Glasgow after the Scottish independence referendum.
Comics compete in University Challenge
BBC vs ITV for Children In Need
28/10/2021 … Russell Kane, Angela Barnes and Jon Culshaw are to take part in a special charity episode of University Challenge.
Wed 27 October 2021
© Taylor Herring/CC BY-SA 2.0 Private Eye's 60 years of Prime Ministerial parodies
Spoofs tell a history of modern Britain, says Martin Farr
27/10/2021 … The fortnightly magazine Private Eye turns 60 this year.
Jason Byrne's back on the road
Comic's tour resumes after heart scare
27/10/2021 … Jason Byrne is set to resume his stand-up tour next week after undergoing heart surgery.
In it for the money!
Paddy McGuinness reveals what drove him to comedy
27/10/2021 … Ever wonder what drove Paddy McGuinness to take up comedy? Perhaps an artistic compulsion to get his vision across? Or a psychological need to win the approval of…
Rishi Sunak offers some cheer to live entertainment
...but industry says he could go further
27/10/2021 … Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a package of tax breaks for the entertainment sector to help it recover from the pandemic.
Archie Maddocks: Big Dick Energy 2.0 - the Second Coming
Review of a thought-provoking show at London's Soho Theatre
27/10/2021 … Straight out of the traps, Archie Maddocks admits he regrets the title of this revived 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show – even though he’s had a long pandemic…