The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have launched their annual appeal for die-hard comedy fans to join the judges. Typically the panel features two or three members of the public who are given free travel and ...

Bradley Cooper’s new film is based on the life of John Bishop, one of its stars has revealed. The film, Is This Thing On?, ...

Hacks has always examined women’s precarious place in the entertainment industry. This season introduces a new setting (late-night television) and a new character (network executive Winnie) to enable ...

Russell Brand has arrived at court to face charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault. The former comedian flew into London from his US home yesterday for his appearance at Westminster ...

Matt Forde is to host his first Radio 4 comedy series. The Matt Forde Focus Group will feature a panel ofpoliticians, comedians and experts examining topical issues. He said: ‘This is a show I’ve ...

Former drama teacher Davies sprang to fame via The Inbetweeners, and has subsequently starred in BBC Three's Cuckoo, Channel 4's Man Down, which he also wrote, and is the all-powerful Taskmaster on ...

Russell Brand has been granted bail over the charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault he faces. The former comedian flew into London from his US home yesterday for his appearance at ...

Samira Banks has signed up to the Blue Book comedy agency. The comic won So You Think You’re Funny? at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, after just six months of performing stand up. She has performed as ...

The Oblivion Boys – comprising Mark Arden and Stephen Frost – are also back. As well as appearances on Saturday Live, The Young Ones and The Black Adder in the 1980s, the pair also became familiar to ...

He said he was ‘absolutely gutted’ to have to cancel the shows, joking: ‘The god of wind is racist. That is my only conclusion.’ Kumar will now perform three shows tomorrow – at 7pm, 9pm and 10.30pm – ...

The team behind Radio 4’s topical show Dead Ringers are to head out on their first tour in tribute to its creator Bill Dare, ...

The Trump administration is continuing to test the legal limits of its power, after Elon Musk announced he was creating a federal employee revenge porn database Last night, more than 2 million ...