As the Meghan Markle of Harlesden, Amanda strives for everything to be Instagram-perfect. She visibly shudders at the thought that some people might have tinsel in their house at Christmas, and asks ...

‘I have been comedy adjacent for much of my life, but I’d never done stand-up,’ Arnett said. ‘I had to stop being a comedy actor and try and approach it as someone who had never done it before. It ...

The case came after Hunter clashed with antisemitism campaigners Mark Lewis and Mandy Blumenthal at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. The pair heckled an anti-Israel joke, with the response reportedly ...

‘People don't fuck with you when you’ve won Baftas,’ Willan added. ‘ I think as a woman getting a Bafta is like being given a penis, it really is. You're not going to be treated with all the respect, ...

Saunders, 67, added: 'It’s really good fun just hanging out. We did crosswords all the time.’ Walsh said of the script: ‘I think everybody loves watching upper class people have a shit time. It’s a ...

Recently it feels like there’s a bit of a tidal shift happening, as some comedians have been excavating and re-examining older work. It makes sense as an approach to labour: if you have older work ...

Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker. This week theme is comedians in panto. Good luck!

BIG FAT QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2025: Question master Jimmy Carr is joined by Jonathan Ross, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Ryan, Nick Mohammed, Roisin Conaty and Lou Sanders, as they battle it out to see who ...

Rob Auton is streaming his stand-up special The Time Show for 24 hours from 8am on December 28. The 57-minute special will be screened 25 times, with the comedian introducing and reflecting on the ...

Russell Brand has been charged with another count of rape and another count of sexual assault. The Metropolitan Police said the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the two charges relating to two ...

Iain Stirling was named Celebrity MasterChef’s Christmas champion last night by judges Grace Dent and John Torode. The comedian and voice of Love Island outcooked reality TV star and podcast host GK ...

The release of the Epstein Files provided fodder for SNL's Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che last night. The other big news included the Trump claiming there have been 'zero illegal ...