Inside No 9 to hit the West End
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith to star in Stage/Fright,
Inside No 9 is to become a stage play. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are…
The beginning of the end for Inside No 9
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Losing a ball... and gaining a family
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
20 unreleased Frank Sidebottom tracks coming out on CD
Twenty previously unreleased Frank Sidebottom tracks…
Dave Chappelle's attacker sues the venue where it happened
The man who attacked Dave Chappelle on stage is suing…
Mark Steel: My cancer has gone
Mark Steel is now cancer-free. The comic broke the…
George Egg wins a culinary prize
Comedian and cook George Egg has won an award for his…
First 2024 Chortle Student Comedy finalists named
The first finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award have been named. Getting…
Gavin and Stacey is to return for one last episode on Christmas Day. James Corden…
Irish comedian Michael Downey dies
Tributes have been paid to Irish comedian Michael Downey, after his family announced…
ITV drops Ruby Speaking and Count Abdulla
ITV has dropped its sitcoms Ruby Speaking and Count Abdulla. The…
Dane Baptiste: I made an 'error of judgment'
Dane Baptiste has admitted to a ‘massive error of judgement’ after issuing…
Jason Manford stars in Something Rotten!
Jason Manford is to star in the London premiere of the Broadway musical Something…
Features
The man who sent a thousand weird theatre kids to clown school
Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the best comedy he's been watching in…
Beyond compere...
If an award laden long-format Edinburgh Fringe show is the critical high-water mark…
John Cleese: The literal-minded are the enemy of comedy
John Cleese says he has a problem with ‘the literal-minded’ responding…
This 1970s sitcom deserves the same respect as Rising Damp and Porridge
Tim Reid is the co-writer of Peter Kay’s and currently hosts the podcast Fist…
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Alan Carr's Changing Ends to return this summer
ITV has confirmed that the second series Alan Carr’s…
Netflix announces seven new stand-up specials
Netflix has announced seven new stand-up specials. Ali…
Victorious Festival 2024 announces its comedy lineup
Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle and Al Murray are to headline the Victorious Festival…
'We need help to sustain this success'
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Stewart Lee has been added to the bill of this year’s Latitude Festival. The…
Tina Fey and Steve Carell to star in new Netflix comedy
Tina Fey and Steve Carell are to star in a new Netflix comedy called The Four Seasons. It…
Colin Hoult announces first tour as himself
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Punching Up
Mackenzie Crook sells his 1977 Triumph TR7
Mackenzie Crook has sold his 1977 Triumph TR7, as featured in his TV hit Detectorists. The classic car featured in at three series of the comedy, driven by Toby…
Joe Lycett is to attend the Baftas dressed as Queen…
Camilla Cleese pens a comedy about nepo babies
John Cleese’s daughter Camilla has written a…
I see stand-up as a stepping stone to television
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Videos
Think Jerry Seinfeld has done too many interview to promote his Netflix film Unfrosted? Well so does he…
The comic turned up on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update last night as a man who did too much press …
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