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 ...

A child defying a strict parent to follow their passion is a classic plot, used in the likes of Billy Elliot, Bend It Like Beckham and countless more. And for good reason, given how effectively such a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Douglas Adams is to be the subject of an unauthorised biography – in graphic novel form. It is to be written by fan Mark Griffith, who previously wrote the Edinburgh Fringe play We Apologise for the ...

Jury selection has got under way in Russell Brand ’s trial on rape and sexual assault charges. The 51-year-old is accused of groping women and forcing them into sexual acts in allegations spanning 10 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thao Cao, a dry and deadpan Australian comic, certainly has some gripping stories to underpin her show built around near-death experiences. The most fascinating – and the most crucial in the current ...