© Crown Copyright/defenceimages.mod.uk UK comes 18th in a list of witty nations
03/07/2025 … Britain might pride itself on its sense of humour – but a new international ranking puts the UK behind 17 other countries.
Comedian celebrates his absence from the festival with a 'show'
02/07/2025 … It’s not unheard-of to have no one in the audience for an Edinburgh Fringe performance – but one show at next month’s festival will have no…
Jason Manford slams hotel chain after overbooking forces him to share a room
01/07/2025 … Jason Manford has hit out at a hotel chain for reselling a room he’d booked – forcing him to share it with a mate.
© Carol M. Highsmith Archive / Library of Congress Rhode Island is a hotbed of laughs, survey claims
30/06/2025 … It won’t come as much of a surprise, but New York has been named America’s capital of comedy.
When Stephen Merchant danced to Pulp at Glastonbury
30/06/2025 … Pulp ignited a lot of nostalgia on Saturday when they returned to Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage after 30 years.
...not that Mel was in any way impressed
26/06/2025 … It has gone down as one of the best performances in rock history.
Still Game mural appears in Glasgow
20/06/2025 … A mural of Still Game character Winston Ingram has appeared in Glasgow city centre.
...as a Sun journalist brands comics a bunch of 'nasty, needy egomaniacs'
20/06/2025 … Two very different opinions of comedians have emerged today.
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