RICHARD OSMAN HOUSE OF GAMES:, Adam Buxton is on the panel this week with Black Ops star Hammed Animashaun, television and radio presenter Lisa Snowdon and sketch comedian Lorna Watson – best known ...

OXFORD: In his tour, Staring At The Sun Simon Evans is ‘squinting at an uncertain future, revisiting the blue remembered hills of his youth and trying to stay human as the world around him gets ...

Leicester Square Theatre’s New Comedian Of The Year whittled down more than 300 acts across 40 heats to just 14 hopefuls for yesterday's final, competing for a title previously held by acts such as ...

Adolescence star Erin Doherty has revealed she was once disciplined by Romesh Ranganthan when he was still a teacher. The 33-year-old – who played child psychologist Briony Ariston in the Netflix hit ...

Netflix has appointed its first UK head of comedy – signalling a bigger commitment to the genre. Liz Lewin – a former Sky and Channel 4 commissioner who was executive producer on Lisa McGee’s Derry ...

American comic John Mulaney has called off his shows in Minneapolis this weekend after ICE agents killed Renee Nicole Good in the city. The stand-up said it ‘didn’t sit right’ to do the shows – citing ...

Date: Fri 13 Feb 2026 Venue: Southampton The Attic Price: £19.80 Show starts: 19:45 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier) ...

This is the inspiration for Can You Keep A Secret?, which certainly has its share of intrigue and peril – as within minutes of the first episode starting, Debbie Fendon (Dawn French) confesses to her ...

Margaret Cho has opened up about substance abuse, becoming sober, escaping an abusive relationship and body shaming in a deeply personal interview. The American comedian spoke to Elizabeth Day on her ...

Becoming Victoria Wood is an affectionate documentary that gives full context to the sexism and body-shaming – often internalised – that the comedian overcame on her path to becoming a bona fide ...

Pierre Novellie would be a valuable member of any pub quiz team. His span of knowledge, as demonstrated in every minute of Why In The Name Of Pierre Novellie, is quite something. At one point in this ...

Russell Brand made £4million in the year multiple women made rape and sexual assault claims against him, Chortle can reveal.