Dara Ó’Briain and Tommy Tiernan are the two big homegrown stars of this year’s Sky Cat Laughs line-up, announced today. The 20th festival, which takes place in Kilkenny from May 29 to June 2 boasts... more
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Simon Amstell is the latest big name to be added to the line-up of the Latitude Festival, which takes place in Henham Park, Suffolk from July 17 - 20. The comedian has been working on new material at... more
When it comes to hip hop Beyond The Joke is not that much more knowledgeable than Miranda Hart, who apparently thought that Kanye West was a tube station. But comedian Jester Jacobs' new song Ham,... more
Jason Manford was 40 minutes late for his gig at Lincoln's Engine Shed last night so to make up for it he bought a round of drinks for the entire audience while they waited. The bill came to £3532.40... more
Bridget Christie continued her run of collecting awards last night by bagging two Chortle Awards, for Best Show and Best Radio Comedy. Not much to argue about there, though I would have liked to have... more
Did you know that Jack Whitehall was related to David Dickinson? No, me neither. That is just one of the little gems in Steve Best's new book Comedy Snapshot. Best is a a comedian himself as well as... more
Omid Djalili has signed a deal to write his autobiography. Headline will publish the book this autumn. The book, which does not have a title at the moment, will tell the story of the Anglo-... more
St Andrew Square is set to be the new outdoor hub of the Edinburgh festivals this year as local promoters Salt ‘n’ Sauce Promotions and The Famous Spiegeltent team up with Essential Edinburgh to... more
Jack Dee is developing a new show in which he offers to solve the problems of his fans. Jack Dee's Helpdesk will be tried out downstairs at the Soho Theatre from May 6 - 10. The press information,... more
Comedian Ben Van Der Velde will be leading an 'illegal choir' in a mass busking protest this weekend (Sunday March 23) in response to Camden Council’s draconian new anti-busking... more
