Stuart Goldsmith has been awarded the prize for Best New Show, The Elvis Dead won Best Show and the late Victoria Wood was given a Legend of Comedy Award at the Leicester Comedy Festival's annual... more
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The new season of productions as the Park Theatre in north London has been announced. It includes the world premiere of The Retreat, a new comedy drama written by Peep Show co-creator and co-writer... more
One of the surprise treats that slipped out online on April Fools Day was a new episode of Adult Swim's animated series Rick and Morty. It was also announced during the streaming that was looped... more
A film of Bridget Christie's breakthrough live show has been released on Netflix.The show, now titled Stand Up For Her, was filmed at the Hoxton Hall in London last year. It will be available in... more
Noon Update: Sorry comedians, I'm afraid this is an April Fool.The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is to reduce the length of its comedy shows from 2018.This year's Fringe Festival, running from August 4... more
Adam Buxton, Richard Herring, Do The Right Thing, The Scummy Mummies Podcast and Beef & Dairy Network have been nominated in the Best Comedy supported by Podiant category in the British Podcast... more
Ricky Gervais has responded to criticism following reports that a couple were upset over a 'dead baby' joke he told at his Humanity gig at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast earlier this week.Gervais has... more
The Detectorists is to return to BBC Four, as Andy (Mackenzie Crook) and Lance (Toby Jones) arm themselves with their metal detectors once more in a bid to strike gold.Last seen in 2015, the... more
The BBC's three-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Decline And Fall, starring Jack Whitehall and Eva Longoria, starts on Friday, March 31 at 9pm on BBC1. While comedian Jack Whitehall is the star... more
Russell Brand is to get a new radio show. He will present a Sunday morning comedy show on Radio X from Sunday 2 April from 11am – 1pm. Brand will be joined by special guests in the studio,... more
