Does your pun elicit a groan?
That just shows people like it, says science
03/12/2022 … People enjoy puns, as much as they might groan at them, new research has found.
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Sat 03 December 2022
© C4 Sandi Toksvig cancels NZ tour due to illness
Comic contracts bronchial pneumonia
03/12/2022 … Sandi Toksvig has cancelled the New Zealand leg of her tour after being hospitalised with bronchial pneumonia.
Peter Kay gets emotional at his stand-up comeback
...and gives fans exactly what they came for
03/12/2022 … Peter Kay was given a standing ovation that reduced him to tears as he returned to the stand-up stage after 12 years.
Fri 02 December 2022
© Matt Crockett Mae Martin shoots Netflix stand-up special
Their first hour for the streaming platform
02/12/2022 … Mae Martin is to shoot their first hour-long Netflix stand-up special.
© Matt Crockett Mark Watson announces a month-long virtual comedy festival
'It would be a pity to lose sight of how accessible comedy can be'
02/12/2022 … Mark Watson is putting together a major online comedy festival spanning the whole month of January.
US comics announce UK dates
Trevor Noah, Nikki Glaser and Iliza Shlesinger
02/12/2022 … Several US-based comedians have announced UK dates for 2023.
Thu 01 December 2022
Who's in Taskmaster series 15?
01/12/2022 … The line-up for the 15th series of Taskmaster has been revealed tonight.
© Steve Ullathorne Who are the finalists in the 2022 Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year
01/12/2022 … The finalists have been named in this year’s Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year.