The theme for this year's festival is "the art of comedy", which organisers say "celebrates humour as a true art form, ...

Top talent lined up to make audiences howl with laughter across Leicestershire include Sara Pascoe, Sir Stephen Fry, Ahir ...

Leicester Comedy Festival, the largest and longest-running comedy festival in Europe has launched, running until 22 February with more than 700 shows taking place across the county.

London’s Banana Cabaret comedy club – one of the oldest in the UK and the place where Eddie Izzard first performed stand-up – is to close after 43 years.

Summer is nearly here, and Pleasance Theatre Trust will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe following a record-breaking year of award wins. Learn more here!

Paul Merton, Lee Simpson, Richard Vranch, Suki Webster, Mike McShane and accompanist Kirsty Newton are back on the road in 2019 to visit some of their favourite parts of the UK with another evening of ...

That “Ricky Gervais: Mortality” won for best comedy sends a message about the lack of respect given to stand-up. By Jason Zinoman Awards are silly, harmless fun — unless someone gives one to me. Then ...

Dr. Artel Great's new book examines the collective of Paul Mooney, Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend and ...

OUR YORKSHIRE PUB RESCUE: This new our-part documentary follows Jon Richardson as he tries to restore The Plough in Fadmoor, North Yorkshire, after it was bought by locals for the community in 2024.

Paramount Theatre will kick off its new Copley Comedy Series on February 28, featuring Chicago comedian Tim Walkoe. The ...

Marital woes meet open mic night in the disjointed "Is This Thing On?," a mixed effort from director Bradley Cooper that is just as unsure of itself as its two main characters. Will Arnett stars as ...

Thousands of protesters shut down streets throughout Minneapolis-St. Paul to demand that federal immigration agents end their weekslong crackdown. Businesses closed in solidarity. By Chris Hippensteel ...