Even the best comedians can only write two hours of good material over their whole career, Jerry Seinfeld has said. The comic ...

Luke Richards has won the new act competition at the Bath Comedy Festival. The London-based stand-up said: ‘I'm amazed to ...

Sian Clifford has joined the cast of Channel 4’s comedy Everyone Else Burns. The Fleabag star will play Maude, an imposing ...

Frank Skinner is returning to radio – but in a sitcom. The comedian, who was axed by Absolute Radio last month, is to star alongside Ahir Shah and Ania Magliano in a new Radio 4 show written by fellow ...

Peter Kay’s shows to open Manchester’s new Co-op Live venue have been postponed AGAIN. The comic was due to open the 23,500-capacity arena last Monday, but the shows were delayed by a week at the last ...

The Rwanda Bill is top of the agenda for tonight’s episode of Have I Got News For You. Host Martin Lewis explained: ‘In a surprising historical reversal, Britain is about to start rounding people up ...

Athena Kugblenu has written two children’s books about History’s Most Epic Fibs and Fails. The titles, aimed at readers aged eight and over, will be published this September and next by Hachette ...

When you read the headlines, they make it sound like the mother was breastfeeding, handily placing it within a ‘culture war’ narrative of woke young mothers against the free speech heroes of comedy.

John Cleese has revealed he spends up to £17,000 a year on stem cell therapy to try to fight ageing. The comic said the fee was ‘worth it if you’re buying yourself a few extra years’ and said the ...

Tina Fey and Steve Carell are to star in a new Netflix comedy called The Four Seasons. It is based on the 1981 film of the same name, written and directed by M*A*S*H’s Alan Alda. The movie revolved ...

Ivo Graham won the battle of the comics at yesterday’s London Marathon, completing the course in a very creditable 3hr3 36mins. The comic ran the 26 miles while pushing fellow stand-up Rosie Jones in ...

Stewart Lee has been added to the bill of this year’s Latitude Festival. The comic will perform material from his 1989 set, followed by a work in progress of his forthcoming touring show Stewart Lee ...