UK dates for Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silverman and Mark Normand
18/02/2025 … American stand-ups Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silveman and Mark Normand have all announced UK dates.
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Mon 17 February 2025
James Acaster signs up for a cookery show
...and it won't be Bake-Off all over again
17/02/2025 … James Acaster had a famously tough time on Celebrity Bake-Off, but the comedian is going back to the world of cooking competition… this time as a judge.
© Dylan Woodley Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)
Review of the musical comedian's first tour
17/02/2025 … Huge Davies’s third solo show – and the first to tour – is not an easy ride for the audience, given he treats us with absolute contempt.
© Toffee International Gavin & Stacey named comedy of the year
Full results in the comedy.co.uk awards
17/02/2025 … It’s already shattered viewing records, now the Gavin & Stacey finale has been named comedy of the year in the 2024 Comedy.
The Island with Stephen Mangan
Review of Radio 4's new comedy based on Desert Island Discs
17/02/2025 … The Island is based on a wonderful, whimsical idea: what if the celebrities on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs really did get washed up on a remote beach? That’s…
New documentary follows comedians in Palestine
'Changing the world one joke at a time'
17/02/2025 … A new documentary film reveals how Palestinian stand-ups are trying to bring laughs to their war-ravaged region.
Weekend Update on SNL's 50th annivesary
With Colin Jost, Michael Che and Bill Murray
17/02/2025 … Colin Jost and Michael Che presented a special Weekend Update during the lengthy 50th anniversary show last night.
Saturday Night Live: In memorium
And it's not what you might think...
17/02/2025 … Tom Hanks introduced a touching ‘in memorium’ section in last night’s tribute to 50 years of Saturday Night Live.