Matt Lucas is to make an appearance in the next series of Dr Who. He will be reprising his role as Nardole, who featured in last December's Christmas special, The Husbands of River Song.Writer/... more
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Entry is now open for the Amused Moose Comedy Award 2016. The competition, now in its sixth year, searches for the best comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from as yet undiscovered talent.... more
The BBC will be making a second series of Ben Elton's Shakespeare sitcom Upstart Crow.The first series ended with an unashamed nod to Elton's previous hit Blackadder when the judge presiding over a... more
The Comedian's Guide To Survival, the new film based on the early years of UK stand-up James Mullinger and starring James Buckley, is to get its world premiere at Just For Laughs in Montreal this... more
A group of UK & European comedians and comedy organisations have announced their support of Remain - the campaign for the UK to stay in the European Union.Led by Leicester Comedy Festival – the... more
Canadian comedian Mae Martin is recording her first series for BBC Radio 4 and tickets are now available.Mae Martin’s Guide To 21st Century Sexuality, loosely based on her hit live show, was... more
2015 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sam Simmons is set to tour this autumn with his brand-new show. The Not A People Person tour will start in Belfast on September 29 and finish in... more
Comedian Bec Hill has made a short film for Disney which is released on YouTube today to tie in with Euro 2016. Hill has just announced the news on her Facebook page. Hill wrote the... more
Jimmy Carr is to host a special edition of Horizon exploring the science of laughter and comedy.Carr and guests will try to discover what laughter is, why we love doing it so much and... more
Stand-up maestro Gary Delaney has added new dates to his 2016 tour due to exceptional demand. There are now 40 extra chances to catch There's Something About Gary.Delaney says: “I was looking forward... more
