The Irish love a good mourning, so here in her sophomore show, the Dublin-raised comedian and ‘Death Queen’ will teach audience ‘how not to be weird about loss’. It runs in the family, apparently, ...

Musical impressionist Jess Robinson has written her first book, which she describes as ‘the most personal thing I’ve ever created’. Life Is Rosi: Grandma, Me And Our Diaries At 23 is billed as part ...

Do Gooders, the star-studded sitcom set in a charity, is returning to Radio 4 for a second series. The comedy stars Frank Skinner, Ahir Shah, Ania Magliano , Fay Ripley and Garrett Millerick, who also ...

Guests have been named for an interview series celebrating women at the Edinburgh Fringe. Comedians Shaparak Khorsandi, Sindhu Vee, Jessica Fostekew, Sikisa and Amy Mason are on the line-up for The ...

Suzi Ruffell has revealed she didn’t realise she was gay until she watched Kate Winslet in Titanic… and even then pretended to be straight for several years. The comic also said she used humour as a ...

Joe Lycett worked with with London-based LGBTQ+ brewery Queer Brewing on a a pale ale to celebrate the community Pride event he set up in his Birmingham neighbourhood four years ago. They launched ...

Jack Docherty is to reprise his role as Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson for a second series of BBC Scotland sitcom The Chief. It has also been announced that the new season will feature a one-off ...

Tom Allen has written his first novel, ‘a love letter to suburbia’ to be published next March, Common Decency is set Oak Drive, ‘nestled tidily in an unassuming part of England’ where bins should be ...

Step aside, PG Tips Monkey, Johnny Vegas has a new animal sidekick. The comedian this morning showed off what he calls the ‘best thing I've ever bought in my life’ – an antique, 70-year-old Thirsty ...

Comedians Laura Smyth and Jen Brister are to go on the run in the next series of Celebrity Hunted. The pair are following in the footsteps of fellow comics Ed Gamble and James Acaster, who memorably ...

Rhys James has announced a short eight-day tour to launch his first book, You’ll Like It When You Get There. The non-fiction title, subtitled A Life Lived Reluctantly, is about dread and not wanting ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. And this week's questions are all about Martins. Good ...