At the heart of the New Zealander’s latest show is an unflattering portrait of the sort of ‘dumb’ and unemotional parents that produced not one but three comedians, with Guy’s siblings Paul and Maria ...

While Fresh New Worries doesn’t have the powerful, life-affirming impact of her breakout show, Cosgriff remains a beacon of warm positivity, offering another sweetly upbeat show – even when the topic ...

Yes, Coombs Marr is among the sizeable ranks of comics with the condition. And yes, it most definitely defines her scattergun style, a freeflowing stream of stories and ideas prone to wild digressions ...

Sue Perkins has announced her first full-length stand-up show in nearly 20 years. The former Bake-Off host and Taskmaster contestant will be playing more than 40 British cities in the first quarter of ...

Eric Idle has announced a UK tour for September for a show dubbed a ‘one-man musical’ albeit with a virtual backing band. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life, Live! plays eight datess in September ...

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 celebrate 50 years of The Good ...

Volcanic soil is the closest parallel to the soil on the Moon, which is called regolith, and scientists used it to test technology like Moon rovers. We left the cable car, and it felt like we were no ...

Jimmy Carr says a big difference between him and Peter Kay is that when he ejects people from his shows, ‘they get kicked out for a reason’. His comments come after the Car Share comic hit the ...

Filming has begun on the new series of Mawaan Rizwan ’s BBC Three comedy Juice.

Pleasance had unveiled 129 shows, including the transfer of Adam Riches and John Kearns ’s show in which they portray Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. The show, which originally ran at Soho Theatre over ...

Rowdy behaviour marred comedy gigs by Paul Chowdhry and John Bishop this weekend. Police were called to Chowdhry’s show at the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex on Saturday when a fight broke ...

Jon Richardson is not giving up comedy after all. The stand-up yesterday announced that he would be quitting the industry to become a teacher, with his agent issuing a statement confirming the news ...