Seth Myers has revealed he is involved in the British version of Saturday Night Live – and has spent a week meeting potential writers and cast. The comic was head writer of the American original and ...

Kiwi comic Guy Montgomery has pulled off a playful prank at the New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards. The Spelling Bee host has kindly put his hand in his pocket to sponsor one of the accolades to the tune ...

Greg Davies and Alex Horne are taking Taskmaster on tour in the US. Special guests and audience members will compete in live tasks at the dates in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC and New ...

There’s a lot of festive good cheer in Mr Thing’s knockabout version of the old-school TV Christmas variety special. But also, without wanting to sound too Grinch-like, some flaws that need attention ...

Tom Allen is to host the next instalment of long-running ITV blooper show It'll Be Alright On The Night. The comic takes over from David Williams, who has voiced 20 episodes since 2018. The programme ...

With £10,001 on the line, the British Comedian Of The Year final is certainly a high stakes gig. At the end of the night, the audience favourite gets the biggest prize in comedy – (‘no prizes for ...

American comic John Mulaney has announced some UK and Ireland stops on his new tour, Mister Whatever. He starts with two nights at the London Palladium on April 17 and 18 before taking in Bristol, ...

Robert Webb has revealed why he won’t be taking part in the Peep Show reunion on The Great British Bake Off. Fans were disappointed by his absence on the line-up for the Christmas episode, which ...

Josh Widdicombe is to host a new podcast based on stories from pop culture. The comic said: ‘I cannot wait for people to hear this show. Music, television and film is a world of brilliant, mad (and ...

Ruby Wax last night became the fifth contestant to be eliminated from this year’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! She followed Alex Scott, Eddie Kadi, Vogue Williams, and Kelly Brook out of the ...

Prince Harry performed a comedy routine with Stephen Colbert on his US chat show last night – making gags about Donald Trump. The Duke of Sussex appeared on The Late Show under the pretence that he ...

Peter Cook once got stuck on a 150ft stage tower after smoking dope at a Rolling Stones gig. He had been hanging out with Mick Jagger backstage when the rocker decided he wanted a bit of peace – so ...