Sacha Baron Cohen has confirmed he’s set to star in Quentin Tarantino’s first play, The Popinjay Cavalier. The show, which will open in the West End in February, has been described as a ‘swashbuckling ...

Desmond’s is set to be adapted into a stage musical. The news was announced at an event marking the 35th anniversary of the groundbreaking black sitcom, held at the Saint Lucia High Commission in ...

Almost 700 comedians and industry figures, including Sir Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes and Bill Bailey, have written to prime minister Andy Burnham asking him to ‘back British comedy’ in the next ...

CK Nath has won the best show award at the Women in Comedy Festival, with Kimia Etemadi taking best newcomer. Nath took the main title even though her festival show was still a work-in-progress for ...

Taskmaster is to be remade in France. Camille Combal, who also hosts the French version of the Masked Singer, will both produce the show and play the Taskmaster’s assistant. He has met UK Taskmaster ...

Vic Reeves was rushed to hospital by ambulance following a medical emergency at a wedding last weekend. The comedia became unwell at the Hotel du Vin in Poole whilst attending a friend's nuptials in ...

The Horne Section are to film their latest live show as a special, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. After more than 60 dates, Alex Horne’s six-piece comedy band will perform ...

Here's Danny Dyer's opening monologue from last night's Saturday Night Live UK. The actor plays up to his Cockney hardman image, but he had to agree not to say a certain swear word... and it’s the ...

Weekend Update presenters Ania Magliano and Paddy Young on the latest from the Tory conference, Match of the Day and Zack Polanski on last night’s Saturday Night Live UK.

LONDON: American performer Rayna Greenberg, best known as the co-host of the comedy and relationship podcast Girls Gotta Eat, brings her show Honestly, It’s You, a commentary on modern dating, to ...

Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week. LAUGHING TO SURVIVE: ON TOUR WITH THE PALESTINE COMEDY CLUB: This film about a troupe of stand-ups trying to find humour amid Israeli ...

Chapman died aged 48 in 1989, making him eligible for the official blue plaques, which honour people who have been dead for at least 20 years and have achieved exceptional public recognition or ...