The Glasgow Improv Theatre is to stage a 10-hour marathon of improvised comedy. It will include 30-minute sets from teams, plus shorter ‘bit shows’ focused on exploring a single concept.

Olaf Falafel has revealed he received death threats for writing a pun about broccoli. The Swedish comedian received widespread media coverage when he won Dave’s Joke of the Fringe award in 2019 for ...

Emmanuel Sonubi and Mike Rice have joined the line-up for next year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They will be bringing their shows Life After Near Death and Cruel Little Man down under ...

Emmanuel Sonubi, Elf Lyons and Mike Rice have joined the line-up for next year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They will be bringing their shows Life After Near Death and Cruel Little Man ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...