James Acaster has opened up about having therapy to stop him from being overly critical of himself. Speaking to fellow comic Kemah Bob on her Icebergs podcast, which focusses on self-discovery and ...

This year’s Funny Women awards have opened for entries, with BBC Studios’ digital comedy channel Funny Parts announced as the main sponsor. The talent hunt, which started in 2003, has categories for ...

We all know as performers that no matter how good, original, and groundbreaking your show is, it doesn't matter if no one comes to see it. That's why your poster and marketing materials are so ...

Katherine Parkinson is to guest host Have I Got News For You for the first time. The IT Crowd and Rivals star will host episode three of the current series on Friday Apri 18.

• My Previous Life In Comedy by Johnny Ball, is published by The Book Guild, is available from Amazon priced £10.99 in paperback and £5.99 on Kindle – or from uk.bookshop.org, below, which supports ...

At the heart of the New Zealander’s latest show is an unflattering portrait of the sort of ‘dumb’ and unemotional parents that produced not one but three comedians, with Guy’s siblings Paul and Maria ...

While Fresh New Worries doesn’t have the powerful, life-affirming impact of her breakout show, Cosgriff remains a beacon of warm positivity, offering another sweetly upbeat show – even when the topic ...

Yes, Coombs Marr is among the sizeable ranks of comics with the condition. And yes, it most definitely defines her scattergun style, a freeflowing stream of stories and ideas prone to wild digressions ...

Sue Perkins has announced her first full-length stand-up show in nearly 20 years. The former Bake-Off host and Taskmaster contestant will be playing more than 40 British cities in the first quarter of ...

In her first full-length stand-up show in nearly 20 years, Sue delivers a hilarious treatise on stigma, humiliation, and misunderstanding.

Rowdy behaviour marred comedy gigs by Paul Chowdhry and John Bishop this weekend. Police were called to Chowdhry’s show at the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex on Saturday when a fight broke ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. This week's questions celebrate 50 years of The Good ...