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Radio 4 has announced a raft of comedy programmes, including new shows from Matt…
Have I Got Sport For You confirmed
The BBC is to air a one-off Have I Got Sport For You…
Filming starts on Here We Go series 3
Filming has started on series three of Tom Basden’s…
Count Arthur will be Dickens about
The best of the week's live comedy, picked from…
Lucy Beaumont and Johnny Vegas take on dangerous roads
Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this…
Police send Russell Brand dossier to prosecutors
Detectives investigating Russell Brand over allegations…
Chris McCausland pulled himself up from the bottom…
Politicians and comedians pay tribute to Janey Godley
The current and former First Ministers of Scotland have paid tribute to Janey Godley,…
Janey Godley died this morning at the age of 63. The news comes just over a month…
Paul Zerdin announces 2025 tour
Comedy ventriloquist Paul Zerdin has announced a 31-date UK tour for his new…
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly reunite for new comedy movie
Steve Coogan is to be reunited with his Stan & Ollie co-star John C.…
Just released, footage from the 1992 opening of Belfast's first comedy club
Footage of a 21-year-old Patrick Kielty performing on the opening night of Belfast’s…
Chris & Rosie Ramsey pilot a new TV show
Chris & Rosie Ramsey are working on a new family entertainment show for TV. The…
Tour news
Features
'I'm really comfortable in places that are entirely foreign to me'
After receiving antisemitic hate online for his Radio 4 shows, Jewish comedian Alex…
Janey Godley in action
As Janey Godley dies at the age of 63, here are some moments from her 30-year comedy…
People say comedians are 'fearless'. Normally that's a load of shit...
Edy Hurst is performing his Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself…
What was Betelgeuse’s job in Beetlejuice?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, with this…
Reviews
Weirdos Comedy Present: QAnon Vs Dracula
The occasional Weirdos shows are the epitome of amateurism,…
Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award 2024
It’s an impossible task, of course, finding the…
Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
Jack and Michael Whitehall Live
Savoy Theatre
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Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing?
Cambridge Junction
Friday 8th Nov from 19:30Book now
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Gary Meikle: No Refunds
Ayr Town Hall
Friday 8th Nov from 19:30Book now
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Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray
Leeds City Varieties
Friday 15th Nov from 19:30Book now
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Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier
Theatre Royal Haymarket
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A Christmas Carol-Ish… by Mr. Swallow
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Other news
Two London dates for Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle has announced two London dates for next…
Lorraine Kelly to guest host Have I Got News For You
Lorraine Kelly is to guest host Have I Got News For…
Leicester Comedy Festival announces its 2025 programme
The Leicester Comedy Festival has announced its 2025 programme, which will be its…
'We're determined live comedy should have a seat at the table'
The UK Live Comedy Association is hosting two Zoom meetings to update members on…
Beat The Frog World Series 2024 finalists announced
The finalists have been announced for this year’s Beat the Frog World Series…
Fawlty Towers extends its West End run again
John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers play is extending its West End run for a second…
Elaine C Smith sets up prize for aspiring female comedy stars
Elaine C Smith has established a prize for aspiring female comedy actors in Scotland. For…
When will Junior Taskmaster air?
Junior Taskmaster is to air weekly from November 8, Channel 4 has announced The…
Punching Up
When Barry Cryer's good humour failed him
Barry Cryer was famed for being unfailingly good-natured… well, almost. Tony Hawks has told of the one time his fellow comedian failed to see the…
Taskmaster has launched its own series of craft beers. Fans…
How Robert Popper's spoof letters became a police matter
Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper has returned…
Marcus Brigstocke: I got addicted to porn
Marcus Brigstocke has told of how he became addicted…
Videos
Obviously, the US election loomed large on Saturday Night Live last night.
In the Weekend Update segment, Colin Jost and Michael Che made plenty of jokes about the race, with the former saying: ‘Next week the American people will decide if the next president will be Kamala Harris or if everyone on SNL will get audited.’
Trump’s stunt with a garbage truck and comic Tony Hinchcliffe telling the Republican candidate’s Madison Square Garden rally calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating pile of garbage’.
Earlier in the show, Harris made a a surprise appearance, appearing in a mirror opposite Maya Rudolph, who plays her on he NBC show:
Saturday Night Live on the US election
...featuring an appearance by the real Kamala Harris
Search continues for missing Nigel Farage
Broken News: Have you seen this man?
...plus Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak answer young…
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