• Running The Light by Sam Tallent has been published by White Rabbit. It is available from Amazon priced £17.97 – or from uk.bookshop.org, below, which supports independent bookstores.

It came after actress Helen George tried to convince the opposing panel that she sprained her wrist from waving too much during the Strictly Come Dancing tour. According to multiple reports, Walliams ...

Public school comedy Boarders is to return for a third and final series, the BBC has announced. The show was created by Daniel Lawrence Taylor, who also stars as Gus – the mentor of the group of five ...

An East London school has scooped the title of Britain’s Funniest Class in the annual competition, fun by the Beano. Stratus Class (Year 5) from Riverley Primary School in Leyton, London, beat ...

I hadn’t been to a final of the LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year competition since the very first, held in a small, packed, raucous and sweaty Covent Garden venue.

Johnny Vegas has made a Channel 4 documentary about how he was diagnosed with ADHD while attempting to create a piece of public art for his hometown of Set Helens.

Jimmy Akingbola, who hosted the first five seasons, is unavailable for the sixth as he will be filming Bel-Air, the Peacock series which reimagines The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as a drama. He stars as ...

It’s not unusual for comedians to have second jobs – and now former Mock The Week regular Mark Simmons has expanded his CV by adding ’international courier’ to his repertoire. At a recent gig in ...

Hugh Dennis is to appear on The Archers, Chortle can reveal. The comedian is playing Father Crispin, a one-off character who appears in the long-running Radio 4 soap opera tonight and tomorrow.

Maisie Adam is to present a Radio 4 show about the Women's Euros. The ardent football fan presented a four-part series for the channel in the lead-up to the Women’s World Cup in 2023 – as well as ...

Legendary children's television presenter Johnny Ball has revealed he once turned down the chance to work alongside The Muppets. Speaking on the latest edition of the Always Be Comedy podcast, the ...

The Kings Heath Comedy Festival is returning to Birmingham for a second year. Almost 50 performances have been scheduled over the four days from July 24 to 27, with those taking part including All ...