Cult late-night comedy show Stamptown is to be made into a Netflix comedy special. The anarchic show – created by US comedian Zach Zucker and featuring cabaret, burlesque and circus as well as ...

Test your knowledge of Phoenix Nights, as Peter Kay 's sitcom celebrates its 25th anniversary. Our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz is compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian ...

The comedy event is part of the Live at York Museum Gardens series, now in its third year. Musical acts Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Self Esteem have already been announced for other dates in ...

Russell Brand has appeared in court via videolink today on two new charges of rape and sexual offences that were raised against him last month. The former comedian – who dialled in to Westminster ...

Comedian Samantha Baines has been appointed patron of Stagetext, a charity that provides captioning for deaf theatregoers. Baines, who is deaf and wears hearing aids, said captions had been ‘vital’ ...

Russell Brand is to appear in court later today on the new charges of rape and sexual offences that were raised against him last month. The 50-year old former comedian has already denied two counts of ...

Stand-up comedians Harriet Dyer, Lindsey Santoro and Amy Mason are launching a podcast about why it's so hard to leave the house. The trio’s series Social Moths starts on February 1 and covers their ...

Amy Annette, Matt Hutchinson and Ray Bradshaw are all recording their stand-up specials for Radio 4. Annette’s show is called I Survived The Noughties and is described as a ‘part nostalgia trip, part ...

John Bishop was reunited with the team behind the comedy club where he made his first stand-up performance on Saturday. The comic posed with Dave Perkin, founder of Manchester’s Frog And Bucket, and ...

Those hoping to get projects off the ground include Ghosts star Ben Willbond, comedians Andy Hamilton, Deborah Frances-White and Alice Fraser (pictured), viral duo Larry & Paul and Bleak Expectations ...

President Obonjo won the Malcolm Hardee Award in 2019 as the act most likely to make a million quid after he hit the headlines by accusing E4 and BBC Studios for ripping off his alter-ego for The ...

One lucky winner will receive two tickets to see The Producers in London plus an overnight stay in a comfy twin/double room at a Thistle hotel including breakfast to complete your perfect West End ...