Eric Idle has cancelled a book tour of Australia and New Zealand because of ill health. The 83-year-old Monty Python star recently published his book Idle In Provence: A Brief History Of Thyme, and ...

Sky has announced a new stand-up showcase that looks very much like a successor to Live At The Apollo. John Bishop’s Comedy Night At The Coliseum will involve the host introducing a line-up of ...

Speaking at the upbeat memorial event, she said: ‘He ploughed his own furrow, and he went where destiny led him. He did not follow a straight path or pursue the easy option. He was always thinking ...

Sara Pascoe has revealed how she was fired from a panel show after ‘freezing’ on set. The comedian was a regular on Wall Of Fame, a show on Sky One hosted by David Walliams that aired in 2011, ...

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Gary Joel has been named the West End New (Old) Act of the Year. The London-based competition was set up by comic and promoter Steve McLean for acts over 35 who have been performing comedy for less ...

Hasan Al-Habib is a dependable gag-driven club-style comic as well as a stand-up with a story to tell. However, the two sides to his craft don’t always sit together satisfyingly in a sophomore show, ...

Ronni Ancona is joining the cast of BBC comedy Things You Should Have Done. The impressionist and recent EastEnders star has been shooting scenes for the third series of Lucia Keskin’s comedy in ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. This week's questions are all themed around chemical ...

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Enough is enough. That’s Enough Already!

Three new comedy shorts are coming to BBC One Wales and iPlayer. Dawn French and Richard Ayoade feature in one animated short in the series, which otherwise aims to showcase Welsh talent. The films – ...