The Chortle Hotshots scheme is open to any stand-up, sketch team or musical, character or clowning act performing their first 50-minute-plus show in the comedy section of the Fringe programme for at ...

Speaking to Chris Moyles on his Radio X breakfast show this morning, the comic recalled said: ‘There was a giant stiletto platform boot that was the size of a child, that was above the stage ...

David Frost almost scuppered Monty Python’s Flying Circus by refusing to release John Cleese from his contract, a memo fromn the BBC archives reveals.

Kiwi comedy duo Two Hearts have written a comedy series about an eccentric American billionaire hiding in New Zealand. Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore’s eight-part series The Sanctuary has just been ...

Stand-up Gearóid Farrelly is to take part in Dancing With The Stars, Ireland’s version of Strictly Come Dancing. The 47-year-old comedian will take to the dancefloor with a male dance partner, who has ...

They’re saying Drem is the name of the new live sketch show from Aunty Donna They’re saying it’s the funniest show that’s ever been made. They’re saying buy tickets for you and your friends and family ...

• Gavin & Stacey: The Finale will air at 9pm on Christmas Day and the behind-the-scenes documentary Gavin & Stacey: A Fond ...

Leicester Square Theatre’s quest for its new comedian of 2024 was no exception, with 14 up-and-coming comics making it through to the final.

Ruth Jones and James Corden are to take over the Radio 2 breakfast show on December 23 to make the end of Gavin and Stacey. They will be joined by many of their fellow cast members from the series ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. And this week's questions are all about the Royal ...

Brendan O’Carroll has revived the prospect of a Mrs Brown’s Boys cartoon – more than 15 years after first raising the idea.

Ramona: It might feel like the world has changed but in Outnumbered the relationships have pretty much stayed the same. Hugh: ...