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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s a kernel of plausibility to the ridiculous premise behind the new British action comedy Deep Cover. Would it not make some sort of sense for the police to recruit improv performers to ...

Daniel Foxx once poured scalding hot water on Princess Anne when he was working as a waiter, the comedian has revealed. He said the Princess Royal let out a 'blood-curdling scream’ – and probably even ...

GB News has officially axed Headliners, its late-night newspaper round-up fronted by comedians. A number of the comics who regularly appear on the daily programme have confirmed that it has been ...

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: water. Good luck!