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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alastair Clark has announced what’s believed to be the first ever stand-up comedy tour of independent record shops. His show, On The Record, is about his time working in such a store in Liverpool and ...