John Cleese has recorded an introduction for the TV screening of the Fawlty Towers play. In the clip, he thanks the play's cast and crew and explains: 'We took three episodes and we sort of spliced ...

Glasgow is to honour Sir Billy Connolly with a weekend-long celebration of his work and legacy. The Big Yin Weekend will take place on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September and will include: The weekend ...

Comedian Laura Smyth is launching a podcast with her best friend Carmen Butcher, a production manager for films. Shouldn’t Laugh But… – which launches on September 3 – aims to ‘put a stop to taking ...

The end of the Edinburgh Fringe means a maelstrom of emotions for comedians who’ve spent a month pouring their heart and soul into their daily shows. And for Josh Earl it became even more intense when ...

Here’s the first trailer for Is This Thing On? – the film directed by Bradley Cooper based on John Bishop’s story of taking to stand-up in the wake of his marriage break-up. Will Arnett plays Alex, ...

Channel 4 has announced three new comedy shorts, from 2024 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners Rob Copland and Joe Kent-Walters, plus actor-playwright Tatenda Shamiso. All are part of the broadcaster’s ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. This week's theme is zoos. Good luck!

The BBC has released the look images from season 2 of the critically acclaimed comedy Dreaming Whilst Black.

Initially, we see Black (Ben Willows) grappling a little with his act, knowing that his transgressive material and don’t-give-a-damn swagger works, but also craving cultural approval from tastemakers ...

Lee, a writer on Ted Lasso, has a good ear for wordplay, especially creative new portmanteaux, and she’s comically savage about her home town of Dallas – ‘where trashy meets classy’ – with a mini-Achy ...

But I think in general, people love comedy in this country more than anywhere in the world. It’s why comedies get so savaged by the media when they don’t work: because people really care and they’re ...

David Mitchell and Robert Webb are to return to Channel 4 with a new sketch show, backed by Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lara Ricote, Stevie Martin, and Krystal Evans. Here Robert Webb talks about the writing ...