A day of panels and live performance exploring comedy’s… ...

Here’s John-Luke Roberts sharing his 'forthright opinions' about babies screaming on planes in an extract from his 2026 Edinburgh Fringe show What I Talk About When I Run About Talking will be on at ...

Comedian Helen Lederer and author Chrissie Manby are launching a podcast about how writers really work. Over seven episodes of Writing Funny, the pair discuss how to write, where to write, when to ...

As he prepares to return to the Edinburgh Fringe, Michael Spicer – known for his Room Next Door videos and Radio 4 series – talks about what he can't get enough of at the festival; recalls his most ...

The BBC is axing Live at the Apollo after 22 years. The stand-up showcase has been a rite of passage for waves of comedians, but has now fallen foul of budget cuts at the broadcaster. Blankety Blank ...

This aired on the BBC when I was about 15, and came at just the right time for me. Seeing someone telling clever, queer jokes with just a hint of raging mental illness was the perfect representation I ...

Laura Marcus – the star of Netflix’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed adaptation – is to make a Comedy Blap pilot for Channel 4. The actor, who also played Jinx in Jack Whitehall ’s Bad Education, will ...

• Ali ​Brice: This Is The Way We Brush​ Our Teeth is on at Hoots @ Potterow at 7.40pm from August 7.

Peter Kay has announced a run of nine charity shows to wrap up his Better Late Than Never tour after four years. The comic said: ‘It’s been an incredible four-year tour. I’ve absolutely loved it. If ...

Russell Brand’s trial on seven counts of rape and sexual assault will take place in October, a London judge has said today. He had been due to stand trial on five charges in June, but with two ...

Michael Palin has headed to the Philippines for his next Channel 5 show. The former Python will also release a tie-in book about his experiences, following his previous documentaries over the past few ...

Nica Burns, director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, said: ‘2025 is another outstanding year of great comedy. Many of those shortlisted will be the stars of tomorrow. ‘It is going to be a very ...