John Cleese has brought bonkers hotelier Basil Fawlty back to life.His first new appearance onscreen nearly 37 years after the last BBC series of Fawlty Towers aired in 1979 will be in a new... more
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There has been a lot of chat in comedy circles recently about the rise of physical comedy. Dr Brown won the Foster's Award, Trygve Wykenshaw picked up a Foster's nomination and Spencer Jones has been... more
The winner of this year's Best Live Stand Up in The UK Comedy Awards as voted for by other comedians is Zoe Lyons.Second place went to Jeff Innocent, who was beaten by just three votes. Third... more
An audio recording of an impassioned "meltdown" by Rufus Hound that was cut from a programme has been released. Hound's vociferous attack on government financial policy was recorded in June as part... more
Editor's note: Earlier this year comedian Will Franken made the decision to become Sarah Franken. He has now decided to revert back to Will Franken. In this exclusive essay he explains his decision.... more
Are you looking for an unusual last-minute Christmas present for someone or just want to learn how to be funny yourself? Comedian Will Franken is holding a special comedy workshop in January entitled... more
Tiff Stevenson has announced a national tour for her latest show Mad Man. The tour runs from January to April and includes a performance at London’s Leicester Square Theatre on Thursday 31st... more
Fans of Father Ted who have seen the new Star Wars film have been commenting on a certain similarity.We cannot say too much without giving spoilers away, but, as the Guardian reports today, there is... more
Ricky Gervais has revealed three promotional clips in the run-up to his return as host of the Golden Globes on January 10.In the trailers for the NBC broadcast Gervais reveals his typically... more
Eddie Izzard has called for people to get the #BigThankYou hashtag trending on social media tonight in support of sport's unsung heroes. He was speaking at the Sports Personality of the Year event in... more
