The Scottish comedy star has lost a substantial amount of weight since season one was filmed in the summer of 2024 and the second in the summer of last year. Asked what inspired him to shed the pounds ...

Comedy sports panel show A League Of Their Own is to take its format on the road for the first time, with a live arena tour of the UK this autumn. The tour opens in September and will visit Liverpool, ...

Her change in circumstances has made her realise, finally, that she’s no better than anyone else. In Motherland, her superiority was her ugliest trait. Nevertheless, her giant ego and status anxiety ...

Fern Brady, John Robins and Rob Deering were among the comedians who took part in the London marathon yesterday. George Lewis – who raised more than £17,000 for Autistica - recorded the fastest time ...

American comedy fans will soon be able to trade cards based on their favourite stand-ups. The Laugh Factory clubs have signed a licensing deal for the collectables through the company Epoch. More than ...

Jamie Redknapp, with team captains Jill Scott (blue team) and Tony Bellew (red team) leading the action in this brand-new live format. Heavyweight comedian and ALOTO regular Tom Davis will be joining ...

Jack Rooke won the Bafta craft award for comedy writing last night, using his acceptance speech to call for action to make the industry more open to working-class voices. It is the second year running ...

Su Pollard has written a ‘revealing and comical’ memoir, due out in August. Publishers Mirror Books say that ‘until now, Su has been very guarded about her personal life - but has decided it’s finally ...

Stewart Lee is curating a gig to support a group of hunt saboteurs. The comic has put together the line-up for a benefit gig at London’s Leicester Square Theatre in July, which includes Shaparak ...

A stand-up comedy show in Bengaluru was disrupted over two year old jokes about AP CM @ncbn and @naralokesh. Despite comedian Sarat Uday stating that he had already apologised for the remarks earlier, ...

Susan Provan is stepping down as director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after 31 years in the job. Under her watch, the event has become the world’s largest dedicated comedy festival, ...

MACHYNLLETH: Kiell Smith-Bynoe, star of Ghosts, Taskmaster and Stath Lets Flats, is taking his improvised comedy show Kool Story Bro on a UK tour, kicking off at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Using ...