Written by Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli – who play mum Nic and her untrustworthy best friend Jen, both abboice – the ...

Frank Skinner and David Baddiel are to share a sofa once more for the new series of Celebrity Googlebox. The comics will be recreating the dynamic of Fantasy Football League and Baddiel And Skinner ...

Fern Brady is getting some extra publicity for her new stand-up tour, after generating complaints that its poster is sacrilegious and offensive to Christians.

Ricky Gervais has today announced four North American dates for his new Mortality tour. The comic will play Radio City Music Hall, New York, on April 25; the Hollywood Bowl on May 31; Toronto’s ...

Stephen Merchant and Josh Widdicombe are teaming up for Gogglebox. The comics share a sofa for the celebrity edition of the Channel 4 show in aid of Stand Up to Cancer on Friday. Merchant said: "I don ...

If this really was a job appraisal for how Maisie Adam ’s career was going, you’d have to assume she’d ace it. In just a few short years she’s become a favourite of all the big panel shows – Have I ...

Some of Scotland’s top comedians are to take part in a stand-up showcase to be broadcast on the BBC this Christmas. Christopher MacArthur-Boyd, pictured, hosts the show, titled Scotland Stands Up 2024 ...

Operation Mincemeat has announced the 11th extension of its West End run, with performances at the Fortune Theatre, now set to continue until April. The news comes just a month after the tenth ...

Asian-American comedian Atsuko Okatsuka has announced four UK and Ireland dates next year – after her debut special airs on Sky. The comic will play Dublin’s Vicar Street on February 4, the O2 Academy ...

Tony Slattery is to launch his first podcast. The comic and actor will be joined by his friends Allan Lear and Paul Carmichael on the freewheeling show, Tony Slattery ’s Rambling Club Episodes have ...

Rhod Gilbert has won a Bafta for the moving documentary he made about his cancer treatment. The comic was named best presenter at the Welsh Baftas last night for his brutal and honest Channel 4 show A ...

It’s got a sprawling cast, a big budget and origination from the collective minds of a veritable Avengers-level team of creators: Armando Iannucci, director Sam Mendes and Jon Brown, a writer on ...