The comedians taking part in the next series of Comedy Central Live have been named. It comprises 30 stand-up sets to be dropped weekly on the broadcaster’s digital channels, starting on Monday with ...
Chris McCausland will deliver this year’s s alternative Christmas message on Channel 4. The comic landed the high-profile slot after becoming the first blind person to win Strictly Come Dancing, and ...
In Bad Tidings, McCausland revives the relationship with Lee Mack that began with a guest appearance on Not Going Out – of ...
It’s a Christmas tradition on Saturday Night Live that Weekend Update’s Colin Jost and Michael Che write jokes for each other ...
A screen star with a ladies man reputation who thought his greatest role was playing himself... you can see why Steve Coogan was cast as Roger Moore in a film coming to the BBC this Christmas. In his ...
He’s no stranger to critical pile-ons himself, and now Ben Elton has leapt to the defence of probably the most-derided comedy ...
Bill Bailey has vowed never again to take painkillers before going on stage – after he unwittingly ended up repeating his material under their influence. The stand-up had been taking the medication ...
Meanwhile, the satirical song Freezing This Christmas by Sir Starmer & Granny Harmers reached No 37. It had been the subject of outrage in the right-wing press as the BBC had not played the track on ...