Comedians including Stamptown’s Zach Zucker and Saturday Night Live’s Chloe Fineman in a new romcom called Love Language. The film is being directed by Joey Power, who previously co-directed and ...

Michael McIntyre has revealed that he was once threatened with legal action for stealing Christmas cards – for a routine he had made-up. The comic reveals: ‘Years ago I told a story about moving into ...

The Alex Horne challenge show won the comedy entertainment category, where it was nominated alongside the TV version of Radio 4’s mash-up satirical show The Skewer. Rob & Romesh Vs, Germany’s Die ...

Armando Iannucci’s production company has signed a ‘development partnership' with BBC Studios. The agreement will see Touchscreen work with the broadcaster’s independent production arm on new scripted ...

Ross Noble has announced his 22nd stand-up tour. The comic will play 56 dates of his next show, Cranium of Curiosities, running from October 22, 2025, to March 22, 2026 It includes a three-night ...

Nick Mohammed’s character Mr Swallow embodies some of the same contradictions as Tommy Cooper. His giddy, erratic demeanour ...

Chris McCausland turned down the chance to make a documentary series about how he learned to dance despite being blind. The comedian has revealed how he rejected the BBC’s advances about making a ...

A comedian who goes by the name Welsh Jesus has told how he had a show cancelled on religious grounds. Gareth Hunt, was due to perform on a mixed-bill night at the Heolgerrig Social Club in his home ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. Good luck!

Janey Godley's funeral is just about to start at St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow. The service is being steamed and can be ...

Much of the footage was long thought lost, but an internal catalogue audit of the ITV archves found that the episodes were intact but had all been logged as Episode 2. The films were cleaned and ...

The stage version of Fawlty Towers is to tour the UK for 10 months from next September. Producers have announced a 36-city tour of the show – which merges three of the TV episodes and gives a new ...