In a bid to keep Britain cheery and share the love of laughter this Christmas, UKTV channel Gold has launched a national competition to find the perfect Christmas cracker joke. Gold is offering... more
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Dates have just been announced for Dave Gorman's 2014 tour, Dave Gorman Gets Straight to The Point (*The PowerPoint). The tour, which will contain new jokes and not just material from his... more
Someone somewhere is surely writing a book on the north-south divide in comedy. And if they aren't maybe I should. It does seem that the north of England dominates when it comes to chatty, mainstream... more
Frank Skinner has announced a nine-show run in London. The West Midlands comedian and Absolute Radio DJ will be premiering his Man In A Suit show at the Soho Theatre from November 14 - 16 and... more
Feminist funny woman Bridget Christie has added more dates to her Soho Theatre residency which now returns from March 11 - 19, making it the biggest selling comedy show at the Soho Theatre ever.... more
Bo Burnham is to bring his acclaimed show What to London this autumn as part of a UK tour. He appears at the Leicester Square Theatre on Nov 8 and the Kentish Town Forum on Nov 18. This set was one... more
Can Stephen Merchant be the next British star to make it big in America? He has already had bit parts in projects as diverse as 24 and the Farrelly Brothers' Hall Pass but he now gets the star-... more
So that's Edinburgh done for another year. Here are some pictures from Saturday's Foster's Comedy Awards ceremony. I don't even remember taking most of them so I must have been having a good time.... more
Tonight's Foster's So You Think You're Funny? Final at The Gilded Balloon was the tightest competition in recent years. After much heated deliberation (I was the lone male on the judging panel)... more
David Baddiel's first Edinburgh run since 1998 is proving to be the hit of the Fringe. His show, Fame: Not The Musical, has garnered rave reviews across the board and he has just announced two extra... more
