Victorious Festival 2024 announces its comedy lineup
Headlined by Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle and Al Murray
01/05/2024 … Russell Howard, Frankie Boyle and Al Murray are to headline the Victorious Festival in Southsea this August.
Wed 01 May 2024
Tue 30 April 2024
Stewart Lee turns indie singer
Comic joins The Girl With The Replaceable Head on stage
30/04/2024 … Stewart Lee joined indie band The Girl With The Replaceable Head on stage last night.
New tours for Amy Gledhill and Rhys Nicholson
Plus work-in-progress dates for Paddy McGuinness
30/04/2024 … Amy Gledhill and Rhys Nicholson have both announced autumn tours today.
© BBC/Objective Fiction What do you know about Matt Berry?
Try our weekly trivia quiz marking his 50th birthday
30/04/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC/Vico Films 'They mess up, but they've got a good heart'
The cast of Young Offenders on the comedy's return
30/04/2024 … After a three-year hiatus, The Young Offenders returns to BBC One next Friday, May 10, catching up with loveable rogues Conor (Alex Murphy) and Jock (Chris Walley),…
Jerry Seinfeld turns 70, starts complaining about wokeness
Comic says the 'extreme left' have ruined TV comedy
30/04/2024 … Jerry Seinfeld has blamed the ‘extreme left’ for ruining TV comedy.
Blackadder 'could return as a stage show'
30/04/2024 … Blackadder could return as a theatre show, co-writer Ben Elton says.
Mon 29 April 2024
Not That I'm Bitter by Helen Lederer
29/04/2024 … Helen Lederer has occupied a unique space in comedy for more than 40 years, working closely with some of its biggest stars but never quite making it to that big…