‘Wokeness’ isn’t killing comedy – and the people who say it is are often comedians who aren’t funny. That’s the view of veteran TV producer Jon Plowman, who says commentators who claim comedy is ...

Hip-hop and RnB radio station Capital Xtra is to host a charity comedy night at London’s Hippodrome. Andrew Mensah will compare the gig on October 24 with acts including Axel Blake, Kae Kurd, Kyrah ...

Sketch group Sheeps have recorded a Christmas album, with the aid of several of the big-name comedy friends. Daran Jonno Johnson and Al Roberts – who form Sheeps with Liam Williams – are the main ...

Ricky Gervais has announced the first few European arena dates for his new stand-up show Mortality. He will be playing Lisbon, Paris, Dublin, Vienna, Oslo and Zurich, in the first half of 2025 with ...

John Bishop has announced an arena tour to make his 25 years in comedy – with all tickets costing £25.

Frank Skinner’s radio show is to return, six months after it was unceremoniously axed by Absolute Radio. The programme will now be a twice-weekly podcast and again feature co-hosts Emily Dean and ...

STEVENS & McCARTHY: Louise McCarthy and Gayle Telfer Stevens return for a third series of their fast-paced sketch comedy show. BBC One Scotland, 10.40pm.

LONDON: More good deeds at The Comedy Store as Dara O Briain headlines an excellent line-up for Laughter to the Rafters, charity The Passage's comedy benefit to mark World Homeless Day. Iain Stirling, ...

It came in response to a news story which found that 71 per cent of Gen Z has cut back on going out. But in her song, the comic described how she overstayed her welcome at a house party, oblivious to ...

My friend (and brilliant comedian), Sunjai Arif, said that losing Gina Yashere to the USA was one of Britain’s greatest ...

Have I Got News For You gets stuck into the Labour freebie row, Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘sausages’ gaffe and the Tory leadership fight in tonight’s programme.