The Pleasance has announce a new wave of performers for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, with another 139 shows across comedy and theatre. Among the better-known names, Kristen Schaal will bring her ...

Sky has released this teaser episode for the upcoming show, which Ahmed hosts and which will feature music from Kasabian. It has been released as new figures show the audience for the opening episode, ...

Alexei Sayle is to publish a memoir tracing his lifelong involvement in left-wing politics. How I’ve Tried to Change the World (By Walking Down The Middle Of The Street Shouting) will be published by ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. And this week's questions are all about the year 1992.

The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has wrapped up its biggest year yet, with more than 62,300 people attending shows over 19 days. The event hosted 636 shows and events across 43 venues, from ...

A comedy co-operative from the North East of England is to take over an entire venue for the duration of the Edinburgh Fringe to showcase comedians from the venue. Felt Nowt say they will be running ...

Tim Key has revealed that he's undergoing immunotherapy after a second cancer scare. The comic had a malignant melanoma cut out of his leg in 2018 after a sharp-eyed doctor in one of his audiences ...

Is Ian Fletcher the same Ian Fletcher from Twenty Twelve and W1A? Ian has evolved. Although, ‘evolution’ is, of course, an interesting word, conjuring images of change - development from flaccid ...

Jack Whitehall has been unveiled as the host of next week’s Saturday Night Live UK. The comic will from the April 11 edition, with soul star Jorja Smith as the musical guest. The series will then take ...

I’ve been reviewing live comedy for more than 25 years, which inevitably prompts two questions: ‘who’s your favourite comedian?’ – which I always find hard to answer – and ‘do you still enjoy it? – ...

Will and Noah have been named best sketch act at London’s new SketchFest. The two-week event was run by fringe venues Hen and Chickens and Canal Café Theatre, with acts performing full-length shows.

With ongoing hostilities in Iran and the fire that recently swept the exterior of nearby Central Station, comics such as Rosco McClelland and Connor Burns opened their sets at this annual showcase of ...