Cassie Workman talks about returning to Australia after living in Brooklyn for a couple of years in this set from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She speaks about how she felt she had to ...

Comedy bookers, venue staff and union officials are to give evidence to MPs about the treatment of women in live comedy next week. The women and equalities committee will hold its second evidence ...

A spoof version of 12 Angry Men starring a cast of stand-ups is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe - 23 years after a similar – but sincere – production was the talk of the festival. Comic Owen O’Neill, ...

Environment campaign group Parents for Future have turned to comedians to get their message out about climate-friendly energy. This new sketch follows two detectives - played by Naomi Petersen and Ed ...

Comedy feels different in the Middle East right now – and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In comedy rooms across the UAE, the laughs are coming a split second quicker than usual. Not necessarily ...

A lost episode of a 1968 Morecambe and Wise show is set to be broadcast after being unearthed in a private collection. The programme was one of four from the duo’s first series back at the BBC after ...

The contestants have been announced for Romesh Ranganathan’s gameshow based on ‘Would You Rather?’ dilemmas – and they all found fame as online content creators. They are Chunkz, Nella Rose, Max ...

Comedian Diona Doherty and Schitt’s Creek actor Dustin Milligan are to co-star in a new BBC romcom. Committed follows Canadian Peter Hooley (Milligan), a recently divorced accountant, who falls head ...

Cider brand Magners is inviting people who have ‘quick witted craic in the pub’ to enter a competition to win a fully-funded month-long Edinburgh Fringe run. While many comedians intending to perform ...

Elsewhere, Romesh Ranganathan’s Radio 2 show is shortlisted for best music entertainment and Comedians Chatting Cancer – a tie-up between Cancer Research UK and Acast – is up for best commercial ...

Mo Gilligan is to make a serious documentary about the mass consumption of chicken. The film is part of the deal the comedian signed with streaming service Netflix back in January. At the time he said ...

Stewart Lee has written a book based on his stand-up routine deconstructing Edward Lear’s poem The Owl and the Pussycat. The comedian has teamed up with illustrator David Waywell for Pea Green Boat, ...