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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paul Sinha was named Best Club Comic at the 2014 Chortle awards, seven years after being nominated for best breakthrough act. He was also nominated for the 2006 if.comeddie award at the Edinburgh ...