Comedians could learn a lot from babies. They adore their audience. Nothing is more flattering than the delight on my baby’s face when she sees me. Whether I’m picking her up from a nap or watching ...

Peter Kay fans have turned on the comedian after what was described as a ‘chaotic’ performance in Manchester on Saturday.

Channel 4 has renewed Nicola Coughlan comedy Big Mood for a second series. The broadcaster says the first six episodes, which aired last April, made the show its most-watched new comedy since Coughlan ...

The BBC has released a trailer for Funboys as the comedy starts on BBC Northern Ireland tonight. The series revolves around three emotionally-unassembled young men in small-town Northern Ireland: ...

Capital Xtra has announced the return of its charity comedy night. Taskmaster and Gogglebox star Babatunde Aléshé will headline the show, which takes place on March 6 at the Hippodrome in Central ...

Chelsea Handler has announced three UK dates this May, She will be performing her new stand-up show A Broad ​Abroad at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, on May 23; the London Palladium the following ...

The Eric Morecambe fan who paid £20,000 for a pair of the comedy icon’s glasses has been revealed to be none other than ...

President Obonjo has been fact-checked by the US media after gullible Americans apparently took the British comedy character at face values. In the wake of Donald Trump’s clampdown on immigrants in ...

LEICESTER: The Just The Tonic gig at Hansom Hall as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival –features two livewires – Phil Nichol and Rob Rouse, and the rather calmer presences of Robin Morgan and ...

Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week…: ...

The Guinness World Record for the longest stand-up comedy performance by an individual is held by American comic David Scott. Going by the name The Midnight Swinger, he performed for 40 hours and 8 ...

Rachel Fairburn started doing stand up in January 2007, and was a finalist in both the Funny Women and City Life North-West Comedian Of The Year competitions the following year.