For his latest track – Improving Myself – the musical comic embraces the world of protein shakes, microsleeps and fitness tracker apps. But then it takes a turn for the weird when he visits a cyber ...

Stewart Lee is starting to think about his next tour – and it could feature Morris Dancers. He said that he enjoyed the physical exertion of donning a heavy wolf suit every night in his current tour, ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. And this week it's all about Pixar movies. Good luck!

London’s Hoopla improv theatre is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a festival bringing together performers who appeared there early in their careers.

Grant and Naylor published Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers in 1989 under the collective name Grant Naylor, with the sequel Better Than Life coming out the next year, followed by two ...

Will Mellor and Ralf Little turned their hand to stand-up in a bid to confront their fears. The pair, who came to fame via the BBC comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, regularly perform ...

Scots Squad star Darren Connell has pulled his UK tour. He made his announcement just a day before he was supposed to kick off his I'm Sorry Mother show in Aberdeen on Saturday night.

Comedians and other industry representatives are to meet the Creatives Industries Minister next month to lobby for greater recognition of the artform by government. The round table with Ian Murray, ...

Jack Whitehall has announced a 20-date arena tour for 2027. The comic’s new show is entitled Bad Influence and promises ‘outrageous stories and moments that flirt with going just a little too far… in ...

Egg, who won the 2024 Fortnum & Mason content creator of the year award, has built a following for his unconventional cooking methods such as using irons and trouser presses to prepare meals in hotel ...

Glasgow is looking for its funniest bus-pass holder. The city’s comedy festival is running a free four-week comedy course for pensioners, taught by stand-up Viv Gee, ahead of a showcase on April 1, ...

Fatiha El-Ghorri has revealed that she has had surgery for cancer, and spoken frankly about how difficult she has found it to live with the consequences. The 44-year-old has undergone a ...