Rhod Gilbert is to end his long-running tour show about his cancer treatment with two intimate performances in the Welsh Valleys that will be recorded for distribution. The comic will have performed ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. This week's questions are all about the year 2010.

The Leicester Comedy Festival has revealed the finalists for its flagship competitions for 2026. The most established, the Leicester Comedian of the Year, returns for its 32nd year, with previous ...

He raged at the broadcaster for 'double standards', saying that, it should issue an apology for broadcasting programmes such as It Ain't Half Hot Mum, telling the Corportation: 'I'm done with you.

Bridget Christie is trying to make a film follow-up to her Channel 4 series The Change. The comedian has called the comedy’s cancellation after two series a ‘huge blow’ – and now says she feels a ...

Ricky Gervais has announced that he is donating almost £2.5million to animal charities from the proceeds of his Mortality stand-up tour. The comic donates the extra profits he gets from the most ...

The biggest challenge for a sketch group is to define their personality, which is something Knocked Conscious struggle with. They are tight performers but the writing is inconsistent in quality and – ...

Brett Goldstein has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his stand-up. The comedian already has two Emmys under his belt for playing Roy Kent in Ted Lasso, a role that previously won him a Golden ...

Here’s the first image of Ab Fab stars Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as they reunited for the Amandaland Christmas special. Saunders makes a guest appearance in the show as Joan, the sister of ...

When it came to casting the TV adaptation of his children’s book, Dexter Procter, The 10-Year-Old Doctor, Adam Kay took a very direct approach. Many of the familiar adult names who star in the ...

Of the Arts Council’s decision, Mr Ó Snodaigh said: ‘Finally, the Arts Council has seen sense and done the right thing. A much-loved art-form whose roots can be traced back to the satire of Gaelic ...

Bill Bailey won £8,000 for charity in the episode of Celebrity Catchphrase with aired last night. The comic donated the money to Winston’s Wish, which supports people under025 when their lives are ...