Scottish stand-up Stu Who? dies at 74 after a long illness
Scottish stand-up Stu Who? has died at the age of 74. His son Kahl broke the news…
Who won the 2024 comedy Baftas?
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Radio 4 makes Room for Michael Spicer
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Greg Davies: I had a meltdown in a flotation tank
Greg Davies has revealed he went into comedy after…
Radio 4 to air previously unheard Rik Mayall footage
Previously unheard footage of Rik Mayall is to…
No Such Thing As A Fish announce 10th anniversary tour
The No Such Thing As A Fish podcasters have announced…
Such Brave Girls and Juice to return
Mawaan Rizwan’s Juice and Kat Sadler’s Such Brave Girls have both been…
Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson to host a Cheers podcast
Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson are to host a new podcast about their hit sitcom Cheers. Where…
All-star tribute to Andy Smart
Star comedians are to stage a West End gig in memory of Andy Smart. The comic…
The Office spawns a new sitcom
A spinoff comedy set in the 'same universe’ as The Office is coming to…
NextUp drops seven new stand-up specials
Comedy streaming service NextUp has today released seven new stand-up specials. Shows…
ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award lands a sponsor
The alternative ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards is to return with cash prizes, having…
Features
There is danger in using trauma as entertainment
One of the few things I remember about waking up in a hospital bed after my road…
With which song did Vic Reeves always end Big Night Out?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Why saucy seaside postcards were rebellious – so had to be censored
To contemporary observers, the humour of saucy seaside postcards is almost as unfathomable…
Cancel culture? It's just a load of ugly, nerdy kids...
Noel Faulkner, the founder of now-defunct London stand-up institution The Comedy…
Reviews
Steve Parry: The Last Of The Famous International Amateurs
Steve Parry intends his show to be a celebration…
Jacob Hatton: The Hour of England's Greatest Need
Midlife crises come early these days. Jacob Hatton…
Live comedy picks
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Other news
Falmouth Cringe announces 2024 line-up
The Falmouth Cringe Comedy Festival has unveiled its…
Dawn French narrates new dating show
Dawn French is to narrate a new Channel 4 dating format. The…
Jason Manford to host Have I Got News For You
Jason Manford is to guest host Have I Got News For You for the first time…
The City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds is to rename its auditorium in honour of Sir…
Peri Gilpin returns to Frasier
Frasier star Peri Gilpin is returning to the revamped series. Her character of…
Who's playing Glasgow's Laugh In The Park
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Exeter gets a new comedy festival
Exeter is getting its own weekend comedy festival. Running across eight venues…
Sara Pascoe joins Wow Manchester
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Punching Up
Omid Djalili: Naked prank got me kicked out of school
Omid Djalili has revealed he was kicked out of school – after getting naked for a dare. The comic was thrown out of Holland Park School in West London…
Why Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are full of themselves
The BBC has given Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton…
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Russell Howard's spending money on crap...
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Videos
Saturday Night Live’s writers must have thought they hit the jackpot when in the same week Stormy Daniels gave graphic testimony of having sex with Donald Trump, US presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed a worm got into his head, ate some of his brain and died…
Sarah Sherman dressing up as said worm for the Weekend Update section.
Elsewhere, segment host Colin Jost joked about the Staten Island ferry he and former SNL co-star Pete Davidson bought.
Saying that this year was the first time since 2009 that Marvel Studios had not launched a blockbuster, Jost – who is married toBlack Widow star Scarlett Johansson – said: ‘[It] better be a one time thing because a lot of people rely on Marvel movies to pay for the ferries they bought,’
Weekend Update: Stormy Daniels says Trump didn't wear condom
Saturday Night Live segment
The Kemps: All Gold deleted scenes
With Spandau Ballet brothers Martin and Gary Kemp
With Stephen Merchant and Jessica Gunning
Robin Ince bring porn into the pulpit
..at his father's funeral