It feels fair to suggest that that’s down to two reasons: 1), a comedy scene that, in 2025, could barely be more exciting; more varied; more vibrant. But also 2), a reduction in the opportunities for ...

Comedy sketch group Tarot have been announced as winners of the 2025 Next Big Thing award. The prize, set up by the British Comedy Guide this year, aims to highlight ‘the act most deserving of the ...

Josh Jones, Jen Brister and Two Pints Of Lager duo Will Mellor and Ralf Little have all announced tours today,. Fresh from having to leave Dancing On Ice because of injury, Jones has revealed the ...

Vinny Shiu has been selected as the next Chortle Hotshot of 2025 following a showcase at London’s Hot Water comedy club last night.

One wrote on Twitter: ‘I’ve lost a lot of respect for [Peter Kay] after the way he treated a heckler at the end of his Manchester 8 Feb show, having him removed by force by his entourage and cracking ...

Jen Brister is Reactive - or so she's been told. Apparently you don't have to respond to every little thing around you. Finding herself in a constant state of exacerbation at the state of the world ...

Entries have opened for the LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year. Run by the Comedy Bloomers club, the title has previously been won by Marty Gleeson, pictured, Victoria Olsina and Charlie George ...

Will Bicknell-Found has been crowned the 2025 UK Pun Champion at the Leicester Comedy Festival. The comic – who also goes by Will BF or Will B. Found – won with gags including: ...

The Cardiff Glee joins London’s Angel Comedy, Backyard Comedy, and Museum of Comedy; the Birmingham Glee, Manchester’s Frog & Bucket, Edinburgh’s Monkey Barrel and Leicester’s Big Difference as venues ...

In this new show, Josh Jones is keeping it light - nothing super political, nothing controversial and it’s definitely not going to change your life, but it is filled to the brim with jokes about ...

Comedians could learn a lot from babies. They adore their audience. Nothing is more flattering than the delight on my baby’s face when she sees me. Whether I’m picking her up from a nap or watching ...

Channel 4 has renewed Nicola Coughlan comedy Big Mood for a second series. The broadcaster says the first six episodes, which aired last April, made the show its most-watched new comedy since Coughlan ...