Chris McCausland's making a stir!
18/11/2024 … We all knew Chris McCausland’s profile would soar when he appeared on Strictly Come Dancing.
2024 Punching Up
Mon 18 November 2024
Thu 14 November 2024
Tommy vetoes an AI Robo-Tiernan
...but somebody made one anyway
14/11/2024 … Michael Parkinson might have been cloned by Artificial Intelligence – but fellow talk show host Tommy Tiernan has vowed he will not be going the…
Wed 13 November 2024
Too soon? First Edinburgh Fringe 2025 tickets go on sale
Comic Will Mars gets in early with the return of his Joke Thieves format
13/11/2024 … Like Christmas, it seems like preparation for Edinburgh Fringe gets earlier each year.
Mon 11 November 2024
Humza Yousaf puts his sense of humour to the Tezt
Former First Minister spotted at stand-up gig
11/11/2024 … When The Stand came under pressure from trans rights campaigners for booking SNP MP Joanna Cherry at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Scotland’s First Minister…
Sun 10 November 2024
© BBC Lloyd Griffith: I've had a £6,000 Harley Street hair transplant
10/11/2024 … Lloyd Griffith has revealed he spent £6,000 on a Harley Street hair transplant.
Thu 07 November 2024
James Acaster: I missed a gig because of ice-cream
07/11/2024 … James Acaster has told of how he once missed an international gig – because he’d binged on too much ice-cream.
Are satirists secretly happy Donald Trump got reelected?
Stephen Colbert has the perfect answer
07/11/2024 … Stephen Colbert has the perfect answer for those who said a Donald Trump victory is good for satirists.
Wed 06 November 2024
Is this the world's shortest podcast?
Comic Samantha Baines launches one-minute episodes
06/11/2024 … You might think there are already too many comedians with too many podcasts.