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 ...

He’s no stranger to critical pile-ons himself, and now Ben Elton has leapt to the defence of probably the most-derided comedy ...

It’s a Christmas tradition on Saturday Night Live that Weekend Update’s Colin Jost and Michael Che write jokes for each other ...

BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS COMEDY MOMENTS: A clip extravaganza, based around a poll run with The Mail Online. Expect The Vicar of Dibley, Only Fools and Horses, The Royle Family, Gavin and Stacey ...

Mark Dolan has broken his silence about getting sacked from GB News. However apart from confirming the decision to leave the ...

It deals directly and openly with Nicoresti coming out as trans, first to themself and then to the wider world, and wrestles explicitly with the attempts of the right to suppress trans rights and ...

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 ...

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 ...

James Corden and Ruth Jones are writing the story of Gavin and Stacey, for publication next year. The title, When Gavin Met Stacey And Everything In Between is subtitled A Story Of Love And Friendship ...

Fern Brady has been named one of the top 15 comedians ‘on the verge of a big break’ by US-based entertainment industry website Deadline. Reporters there quizzed sources to come up with the names they ...