BAFTA-winning comedian Iain Stirling returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe fresh from narrating series Love Island and hosting brand-new show CelebAbility. Looking at the... more
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Former Time Out Comedy Editor Ben Williams has launched a comedy production company and has announced a raft of shows going to the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Plosive Productions is ... more
Comedian Peter Kay’s Car Share dominated the BBC iPlayer chart in April, taking four of the top five places for most requested television episode. Top of the chart was episode three - the safari... more
Jason Manford did not know whether to be annoyed or flattered when it was pointed out to him that somebody on Tinder was using his likeness as their profile picture.Fan Kate Stephenson sent a... more
Comedian Frank Skinner's documentary about his hero Muhammad Ali is set to go out one year after the boxing legend's death.Muhammad Ali died on June 3 last year. The one-hour documentary Frank... more
The line-up has been announced for the Leeds Comedy Festival, which runs from Tuesday, May 30 to Sunday, June 11.The festival started small in Leeds’ Cultural Quarter four years ago and has gone on... more
Rising star Al Porter has been announced as the new host of Blind Date.The dating show is being made for Irish TV channel TV3. The show, famously fronted on ITV by Cilla Black, will return in the... more
Comic legend Arthur Smith is to play beat legend William Burroughs onstage.Smith will take on the role for one night only on May 27 in the final performance of Cosmic Trigger at The Cockpit... more
The team behind award-winning double BAFTA-nominated The Last Leg created a furore at yesterday's ITV Leaders Debate when a Jeremy Corbyn lookalike arrived at Salford Quays and attempted to... more
A ‘larger than life’ tribute to The Big Yin, launched by BBC Scotland in conjunction with Glasgow City Council and Glasgow Life, will literally make Billy Connolly part of the architecture of his... more
