The finalists of the 2025 West End New Act of the Year comedy competition have been announced . More than 300 acts entered the competition with around 120 being offered a place before being whittled ...

James Acaster is to headline a major charity gig to aid those affected by the war in Ukraine. He will appear alongside the likes of Maisie Adam, Larry Dean, Jessica Fostekew and Slim at the Clapham ...

The film is directed by Tom Kingsley – whose credits include Stath Lets Flats – and will premiere at the festival on Wednesday June 4, ahead of its release on Prime Video on June 12. It is written by ...

Michael Odewale talks about his issues with conspiracy theorists, BBC scandals and watching 12 Years A Slave in this stand-up set. It is the latest weekly clip released online under the Comedy Central ...

Dara stands in a theatre, telling stories and creating madness with the audience.

Lucy Beaumont has become the latest comedian linked to Celebrity Traitors. The Sun reports that the stand-up – who split from husband Jon Richardson a year ago – will be travel to the Scottish ...

There’s off-the-wall, and then there’s Julio Torres. A comedian like no other, he spends this hour doodling in a notebook, his calm scribbles projected onto the screen behind him, as he soberly ...

Just Touching Base takes the format of – what else – a meeting. It’s an ‘all-hands’ pow-wow to address an existential threat to the company. One reckless employee has undermined the entire corporate ...

Yes, an uncouth comedian has been let loose on Frédéric Chopin’s Nocturne in E Flat Major. That sound you hear is monocles will be popping out in disgust.

Bond, Lost My Bond – which earned Cavanagh a best newcomer nomination – doesn’t feel like he’s stretching his abilities too much, and it’s certainly not advancing the boundaries of comedy. But it’s a ...

It’s been six years since Kura Forrester won the Billy T Award for the best emerging comedian in New Zealand, and she’s since been on her local version of Taskmaster – but only now is she making her ...

It’s often asked why the UK has never successfully imported certain formats so popular in the States. The Daily Show-like ...