It will be a full weekend of entertainment in Vail as the 5th Annual Vail Comedy Festival comes back to town. 22 comedians from as far as New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, Georgia, Chicago and Dallas ...

On Sunday 17 May, Sydney's biggest annual comedy event, the Sydney Comedy Festival, came to a close with the announcement of its 2026 award winners: Sean Collier, The Burton Brothers, Reuben Kaye and ...

Los Angeles became comedy central this week as Netflix flooded the city with nearly 500 events for its third annual Netflix Is a Joke Fest, but one over-the-top photo and an exclusive brunch stole the ...

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Here is a copy of the speech given by BBC Director of Comedy, Jon Petrie, at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool tonight (13th May 2026). This is now our fifth Comedy Festival. It's about looking ...

Hundreds of comedians have been unpaid by one of the biggest comedy festivals in the UK. Leicester Comedy Festival attracted about 100,000 spectators and more than 500 acts this year, including Sir ...

Speaking at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool, Jon unveiled six fan favourites that are all returning for a third time What sets the BBC apart is that we are British comedy’s biggest backer by far.

A FESTIVAL honouring a comedic legend in his home town is already more successful than last year - and it hasn't even started yet. The second-ever Rik Mayall Comedy Festival is starting next week (May ...

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The 79th Cannes Film Festival has wrapped, amid familiar complaints about the lack of Hollywood blockbusters, fewer American ...

Cue trumpeters! Cue fireworks! Cue dry ice! Cue dancing Beefeaters! A spectacular opening ceremony sees Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy at the BBC, don his traditional garb to welcome everyone to this ...