As BAFTA-nominated comedian and musician Rachel Parris prepares to bring 15 years of fan favourites to City Varieties with The Rachel Parris Songbook, she chats about maturing as a writer, ditching ...

What Wood Victoria Do arrives at Storyhouse's Garret on Thursday, November 5, as part of a nationwide tour marking 10 years since the beloved comedian’s passing. The show promises a fresh take on Wood ...

The Yorkshire-born author says that the 1,000 word competition is for people ‘just living their lives being quietly hilarious’ ...

Morley-born author Helen Fielding has teamed up with New Writing North to launch a major new comedy writing award - ...

Roy Wood Jr. is one of comedy’s most prominent political minds, but he has never forgotten his HBCU roots. Wood graduated from Florida A&M in 2001 with a degree in broadcast journalism. He’s parlayed ...

Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding has launched a new prize aimed at discovering funny diary writers from the north of ...

EXCLUSIVE: She spent 25 years on the famous cobbles, but Sue Cleaver - poised to star in the stage version of Dinnerladies, ...

Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding has launched a prize to find distinctive new comedy writers from the North of England. The winner will receive £2,000 and support from publishing industry experts, ...

The Royal Albert Hall is to host what’s being billed as ‘a landmark event in the British comedy calendar’ to showcase female comedians. The first Hysterical Women performance will take place on March ...

The quality of a piece of art is fully dependent on the audience, since if something makes you cry or laugh, it is really up to your own sensibilities. Of course, an artist can aim to capture a given ...