Hajar, Like Badger loses some of its narrative steam once the ideological tension between father and daughter dissipates with Dad’s move back to the Islamic Republic after his divorce, but Woodland ...

Thyme weights for no man.’ While the UK Pun Off joke of the Edinburgh Fringe competition went to Chrissy Derbyshire for ‘Did you hear about the new collaboration Sade did with Gilbert & Sullivan? It's ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. And this week's questions are all about shopping. Good ...

Here are the first pictures of stand-up Vittorio Angelone in his first major acting role. The comic plays support worker Francis in the upcoming BBC Northern Ireland comedy Rewarding, alongside Hannah ...

I was… With my Joker, I had to be very serious and really commit. There were a lot of moving parts, and there was a lot of pressure on that moment… but the more serious I played it, the more worried I ...

Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou’s sketch show returns to BBC Two and iPlayer next Wednesday, four years after the last series. To promote it the pair were obliged to do a promotional Q&A – and it’s ...

The Horne Section are to film their latest live show as a special, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. After more than 60 dates, Alex Horne’s six-piece comedy band will perform ...

Elf Lyons had the best-reviewed comedy show of the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, new analysis has shown. Her offering, The Woman On The Edge, was also the show seen by the most critics, with 37 reviews ...

Paul Currie has been told his libel action against Soho Theatre over a performance that upset Jewish audience members will be thrown out unless he pays almost £16,000 in legal costs. And the ...

Daniel Kitson, comedian tour dates Daniel Kitson: Thrum Date: Wed 14 Oct 2026 Venue: Lincoln Drill Hall Daniel Kitson: Thrum Date: Thu 15 Oct 2026 Venue: Durham Gala Theatre Daniel Kitson: Thrum Date: ...

In Now That's What I Call Bach, her intention is to introduce both the composer and the wider world of classical music to the curious masses. Although you will learn something, being playful with the ...

Taskmaster is to be remade in France. Camille Combal, who also hosts the French version of the Masked Singer, will both produce the show and play the Taskmaster’s assistant. He has met UK Taskmaster ...