The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has claimed a record year, with more than 61,000 comedy fans buying tickets to its 605 shows. The event spanned 19 days up to Sunday, with headline shows from ...

MPs are to hear from senior comedy figures about their fears for the industry – and what Parliament might be able to do to help it. The cross-party Culture, Media and Sport select committee will ...

Volcanic soil is the closest parallel to the soil on the Moon, which is called regolith, and scientists used it to test technology like Moon rovers. We left the cable car, and it felt like we were no ...

Miranda Hart has become a lingerie model – launching her own range of big knickers. Launched today in partnership with British fashion brand, Cotton Traders, the undies come in five designs: four with ...

Eric Idle has announced a UK tour for September for a show dubbed a ‘one-man musical’ albeit with a virtual backing band. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life, Live! plays eight datess in September ...

Johnny Vegas is opening an antique shop for a new TV series. In the eight-part show, Little Shop Of Antiques, the comedian will open an emporium on the North West of England.

The Comedy Store Players were named Legends of Comedy at Leicester Comedy Festival’s annual awards ceremony last night. Also honoured were comedians including Helen Bauer, Jody Kamali, Kyrah Gray and ...

Richardson took up comedy after dropping out Bristol University, and in his early days shared a house in the city with fellow comedians Russell Howard, Mark Olver and John Robins. He entered and won ...

It’s a measure perhaps, of the confidence and rude health of Scottish comedy right now, that this showpiece event at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival featured almost exclusively local acts ...

Paying tribute, Julia McKenzie, BBC Radio 4’s commissioner for comedy, said: ‘Bill Dare's contribution to comedy is unparalleled. He brought joy to so many listeners and his unique talent is hugely ...

The official biography of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie’s double act has been updated for its paperback release next month. Originally published in 2019, the new version of Soupy Twists covers recent ...

Matthew Holness is writing a third Garth Marenghi comedy-horror book. The comedian will also tour the UK from October with readings from the title, This Bursted Earth.