I deliberately did material from my first show and my third, when I should have done Apollo. Because I thought, 'I'm not as weird as you thought I was'. I deliberately did bits from when I won Best ...

More Comedy Store venues are set to open across the UK under a new deal with live entertainment giant Live Nation. The two companies have been working together for the past six years, putting on more ...

The Edinburgh Fringe Society is hiking its commission from ticket sales by a quarter. The charity behind the world’s biggest arts festival is increasing the cut it takes on sales from its box office ...

Here's James Acaster talking about dealing with interruptions to his stand-up in his special Hecklers Welcome. The show, ...

Mark Watson has announced a new tour, loosely based on the advance of artificial intelligence. Before It Overtakes Us also covers the comic’s experiences when a flight he was on in in Australia last ...

Stewart Lee has given his support to striking Guardian journalists. Staff at the paper are angry over a proposed sale ofThe ...

Duncan Norvelle, the comedian who shot to fame in the 1980s with his catchphrase ‘Chase me’ has died at the aged of 66.

Brett Goldstein’s new comedy film will land on Apple TV+ next year, after the tech giant’s film division snapped up the title. Set in the near future when a test scientifically matches people up with ...

Rachel Parris is to appear on Have I Got News For You for the first time. The musical comedian and Late Night Mash host will face Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey – who is also making his debut ...

Stand-up Gearóid Farrelly is to take part in Dancing With The Stars, Ireland’s version of Strictly Come Dancing. The 47-year-old comedian will take to the dancefloor with a male dance partner, who has ...

The Chortle Hotshots scheme is open to any stand-up, sketch team or musical, character or clowning act performing their first 50-minute-plus show in the comedy section of the Fringe programme for at ...

Leicester Square Theatre’s quest for its new comedian of 2024 was no exception, with 14 up-and-coming comics making it through to the final.