It’s a £1billion-a-year industry – but live comedy is blighted by low wages and is failing to do enough to help those from marginalised groups break into the business.

Dean Coughlin has become the second comedian to be named as a Chortle Hotshot for 2025. The Liverpudlian now gets help with the costs and promotion of his Edinburgh Fringe debut this summer after ...

Filming has begun on a second series of Black Ops, as a string of guest stars are announced for the comedy thriller. Joining the show are Tom Stourton, Nigel Havers, Annette Badland, Ed Speleers and ...

Steve Coogan has announced that he’s reuniting with Rob Brydon for a fifth series of The Trip. But the news was not announced in the entertainment press – but in court when he was trying to escape a ...

The question of whether you should be watching G’wed or not will come down to how much belief you’re capable of suspending. Given the show’s wave of reported success, and the faith shown by ITV with ...

Russell Brand’s pivot from comedian to online commentator is proving remarkably lucrative. Accounts newly submitted to Companies House show his business assets grew by £3.2million in the 12 months to ...

Laura Smyth is making a new Radio 4 series about motherhood. The series - entitled Your Mum – will be recorded over three nights later this month at Up the Creek comedy club in Greenwich.

‘It is so risqué some of the stuff, I can't even describe, you have to just listen to it,’ he said. ‘There’s some stuff that’s so wrong that it makes me laugh, because there are some things he says ...

The Glasgow International Comedy Festival has announced a tribute show for Janey Godley. The event will feature a screening of the documentary followed by a stand-up show featuring some of the late ...

Tim Minchin has announced a UK tour to mark 20 years since he arrived on the British comedy scene. His ironically titled Songs The World Will Never Hear show charts how a Perth cabaret pianist built a ...

In Wales you are also twice as likely than other Bris to have watched the finale at least twice. Across the UK, 2.8miliion have watched the Christmas Day episode more than once, equivalent to 4 per ...

Tim Minchin looks back on how a Perth cabaret pianist ended up building one of the most eclectic and extraordinary careers in entertainment. Delivered with signature blend of razor-sharp wit, musical ...