Previously best known for her appearances on Radio 4's News Quiz, Susan Calman became a lot better known after taking part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2017. After training as a lawyer, she began her ...

Following his acclaimed appearances on Taskmaster, Would I Lie To You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Sam Campbell is ready to travel the country and bring his trademark ...

Expect a joyfully unpredictable evening of stand-up, poetry, conversation, (plenty of) digressions and whatever else emerges when two endlessly curious minds share a stage.

Jimmy Carr says comedy should be taught in schools as a vital communication skill. He said it is a more valuable skill than learning a musical instrument, explaining: ‘You will write down and order ...

Three new comedy shorts are coming to BBC One Wales and iPlayer. Dawn French and Richard Ayoade feature in one animated short in the series, which otherwise aims to showcase Welsh talent. The films – ...

The Ghosts film The Possession Of Button House has opened at No1 at the UK box office. The sitcom spin-off grossed £2.4million in its opening weekend, from 642 sites. That means it took an average of ...

Saturday Night Live UK have scored a major viral hit with their Nollywood version of Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo. Using the chunky production values of the 1990s African film industry, Nigerian ...

Both Charlie Perkins and Steve Handley have decided to leave the broadcaster, which is facing a brutal round of staff cuts. Chief executive Priya Dogra last month announced the loss of 340 jobs – ...

Jack Dee, Seann Walsh and Sara Morgan have launched a new podcast based on solving listeners’ problems. Another Day Ruined – which was piloted as a live show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe – has been ...

Kevin Bridges is reportedly developing a comedy drama for Netflix. The British Comedy Guide reports that the stand-up has written a pilot for a show called Somewhere On The Outskirts, which was filmed ...

WALSALL: Barry From Watford, the 92-year-old alter-ego Alex Lowe originally created as a spoof to call into local radio phone-ins before becoming a regular on Steve Wright's Radio 2 show, begins his ...

MORTIMER & WHITEHOUSE: GONE FISHING: Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse return for a new series, starting on the River Ribble in Lancashire for one last fishing trip with their canine pal Ted. Read an ...