Sue Perkins has announced her first full-length stand-up show in nearly 20 years. The former Bake-Off host and Taskmaster contestant will be playing more than 40 British cities in the first quarter of ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. This week's questions celebrate 50 years of The Good ...

Jimmy Carr says a big difference between him and Peter Kay is that when he ejects people from his shows, ‘they get kicked out for a reason’. His comments come after the Car Share comic hit the ...

Jon Richardson is not giving up comedy after all. The stand-up yesterday announced that he would be quitting the industry to become a teacher, with his agent issuing a statement confirming the news ...

Filming has begun on the new series of Mawaan Rizwan ’s BBC Three comedy Juice.

Rowdy behaviour marred comedy gigs by Paul Chowdhry and John Bishop this weekend. Police were called to Chowdhry’s show at the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex on Saturday when a fight broke ...

Pleasance had unveiled 129 shows, including the transfer of Adam Riches and John Kearns ’s show in which they portray Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. The show, which originally ran at Soho Theatre over ...

Miranda Hart has become a lingerie model – launching her own range of big knickers. Launched today in partnership with British fashion brand, Cotton Traders, the undies come in five designs: four with ...

The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has claimed a record year, with more than 61,000 comedy fans buying tickets to its 605 shows. The event spanned 19 days up to Sunday, with headline shows from ...

Eric Idle has announced a UK tour for September for a show dubbed a ‘one-man musical’ albeit with a virtual backing band. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life, Live! plays eight datess in September ...

Volcanic soil is the closest parallel to the soil on the Moon, which is called regolith, and scientists used it to test technology like Moon rovers. We left the cable car, and it felt like we were no ...

MPs are to hear from senior comedy figures about their fears for the industry – and what Parliament might be able to do to help it. The cross-party Culture, Media and Sport select committee will ...