After a difficult few weeks for the national broadcaster, the BBC is set to move forward with a new director-general. Following the impartiality row and the threat of a lawsuit from Donald Trump, the ...

Warren had originated in an online short starring Cosgrove as a character based on a combination of his bad-tempered driving instructor and his father. McKenna shared the film with production company ...

The line-up for this year’s Taskmaster’s New Year Treat has been announced, after the closely-fought 20 th series drew to a close. Taking part in the special are TV chef and rapper Big Zuu, former ...

Every episode of Spitting Image has been pulled from YouTube as the owners of the Paddington rights step up their legal action. Studio Canal is in dispute with programme-makers Avalon over their ...

Romesh Ranganathan has announced a new tour – but not until 2027. The comic will be hitting the road with a show called Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life.

Watch my new improved show once and you will immediately become a Romesh Rangana-FAN. That’s Romesh Ranganathan ’s new tour, guaranteed** to CHANGE YOUR LIFE!’ *Disclaimer: based on a sample of 3 ...

The BBC has released a rare 1969 documentary in which Marty Feldman examines the nature of comedy. Now available on YouTube, the 42-minute film features interviews with fellow comics such as Eric ...

The session took place as part of the New York Comedy Festival, where it was billed as ‘the hottest comedy show in the world’. A second gig is set for the Othership spa in the city’s Flatiron district ...

Eton and Oxford-educated Ivo Graham won the 2009 So You Think You're Funny new act competition, at the age of just 18. He was nominated for best newcomer in the 2010 Chortle Awards and for best show ...

The comic was performing at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, Canada, earlier this year at the New Faces showcase, but it has just been released on YouTube.

Kudos, too, to opening act Eleanor Tiernan, who set the mood with a hilarious set ranging from insightful cross-generational teasing to her sluggish sex life – and closing on a gag about the fragility ...

A new comedy award is to be handed out in honour of Barry Cryer - with Armando Iannucci its first recipient. The Golden Baz award is to be handed out at next year’s Slapstick Festival in Bristol.