John Cleese says he has a problem with ‘the literal-minded’ responding to his comedy, as they don’t get the jokes. Speaking at he launch of the stage version of Fawlty Towers in London, the comic said ...

Tributes have been paid to Irish comedian Michael Downey, after his family announced his death yesterday. A former accountant, he emerged on to the stand-up scene in 2001, when he came in joint third ...

Here’s the trailer for series 4 of Young Offenders. The show returns to BBC One next Friday, May 10, after a three-year ...

ITV has dropped its sitcoms Ruby Speaking and Count Abdulla. The broadcaster has confirmed that neither show will be returning for a second series, having been launched on their ITVX streaming service ...

Dane Baptiste has admitted to a ‘massive error of judgement’ after issuing a chilling death threat to a female Jewish comedian. The stand-up is battling to save his career after publicly posting a ...

Jason Manford is to star in the London premiere of the Broadway musical Something Rotten! A concert version of the show, without full staging, will run for just three performances at the Theatre Royal ...

Seann Walsh is to star in a new touring production of the classic comedy play Art. The comic will appear alongside Chris Harper, who plays Nathan Curtis in Coronation Street, and Aden Gillett, Jack ...

Jason Manford is to star in the London premiere of the Broadway musical Something Rotten! A concert version of the show, without full staging, will run for just three performances at the Theatre Royal ...

Maisie Adam was winner of So You Think You're Funny? new act competition at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe and was then nominated for best newcomer at the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Her first TV ...

Multi-award0winning comedian Ray Bradshaw is forever being told “you look just like my mate…” wherever he goes. It’s been happening for years, and he’s worried about it. Either someone is cloning ...

JoJo Sutherland performed her debut stand-up show Funny Money in Edinburgh in 2006, but had performed with her own theatre company, One Handed Women, since 2000. She has supported acts such as Jenny ...