The number of talented new acts banging on the door of the comedy circuit never ceases to be impressive. And so it was with the Komedia New Comedy Award last night, with nine promising newcomers all ...

Nabil Abdulrashid and Finlay Christie have joined the cast of fellow stand-up Ola Labib ’s Channel 4 Comedy Blap, The ...

Comedian Josh Howie has attracted tens of thousands of complaints after making a joke on GB News that appeared to suggest the LGBT community included paedophiles. More than 1,200 complaints have been ...

Here’s the moment Peter Kay kicked out a heckler for shouting ‘garlic bread’. The video was posted online after running a series of reports about the incident at Manchesters ...

Derrick Johnson, the group’s president, said: "The President’s Award honours an unwavering dedication to community, and throughout his distinguished career, Dave Chappelle has consistently been ...

Steve Coogan is working on a film about greenwashing. The comic is writing The Good Life, in which he will star as a London PR guru whose job is to protect the reputation of the world’s worst ...

Sydney May was crowned winner of Komedia’s New Comedy Award in Brighton last night. The mindset coach, who has been performing comedy since November 2023, impressed judges with a routine largely about ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. And this week's questions are all about cameo ...

Comedy sketch group Tarot have been announced as winners of the 2025 Next Big Thing award. The prize, set up by the British Comedy Guide this year, aims to highlight ‘the act most deserving of the ...

Josh Jones, Jen Brister and Two Pints Of Lager duo Will Mellor and Ralf Little have all announced tours today,. Fresh from having to leave Dancing On Ice because of injury, Jones has revealed the ...

Vinny Shiu has been selected as the next Chortle Hotshot of 2025 following a showcase at London’s Hot Water comedy club last night.

Jen Brister is Reactive - or so she's been told. Apparently you don't have to respond to every little thing around you. Finding herself in a constant state of exacerbation at the state of the world ...