Last Leg star Adam Hills has confirmed a brand new tour for 2016 entitled Clown Heart. After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015, the feelgood Australian will be touring the UK in the... more
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Sometimes comedy spots the zeitgeist before it becomes the zeitgeist. In Edinburgh this summer both Bridget Christie and Daniel Sloss had routines about the absurdity of tampons being taxed as a... more
After two semi-finals the six acts have now been chosen for this year's BBC Radio New Comedy Awards Final. The final, at London's Comedy Store on November 20, is already fully booked, but it will be... more
Veteran Simpsons writer Mike Reiss is to make an exclusive appearance at this year's Crystal Palace International Film Festival in south London. Reiss will be holding a Q&A after the... more
Reports are coming in that Bob Mortimer is recovering in hospital after having triple heart bypass surgery.The Middlesbrough comedian's 25th anniversary Poignant Moments tour with Vic Reeves was due... more
Update 28/10. The makers of ITV2 series Glitchy have been in touch to say that they were not the people who tried to get Ed Miliband to take part in their series. They said that they don't prank... more
Tim Minchin is to headline a special gig at the Old Vic Theatre in London. The show, on November 15, is to be the first in a series of Old Vic Variety Nights.The line-up will also feature... more
A clip from Russell Howard's Good News last week has gone viral. In the clip Howard passionately backs junior doctors and the NHS and complains about the demonising of the health service by the media... more
Jimmy Carr has announced a mammoth UK tour picking out the best gags and stories from his 15-year career. There will also be brand new material in the ultimate greatest hits comedy show.... more
Comedian Doug Stanhope has become involved in an incident during the Scandanvian leg of his current European tour.While performing at the Sodra Teatern in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday night... more
