As her new book heads to the shelves and on tour, Alice Fraser reveals ups, downs and a horrific sausage party.

One of the saddest ironies of modern life is that, although modesty is still often mentioned as an admirable quality in a character, one is more likely to be under-appreciated for actually embodying ...

Soho Theatre's new 960-seat Walthamstow venue will open in May 2025, with a host of comedy shows amongst its initial programme. Restored from the 1930s former Granada by Waltham Forest Council in ...

After a run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year, Dan Tiernan is bringing his second show, Stomp, on tour. The show has "tightly-packed gags about gout and gay-awakenings" and promises a ...

Would Father Ted get made today? It may not be up there with the most interesting facts ever recorded, but did you know that the sheep boasting the world record for 'heaviest fleece' was named Chris, ...

Production is underway on the seventh series of hit comedy drama Brassic, with Sky confirming it will be the show's "farewell" run. Talking about the plot, the producers say: "This momentous return ...

The line-up for Series 19 of Taskmaster has been revealed. The show confirms: "Competing in the fiercest and most absurd show on television and preparing to tackle perplexing and extraordinary ...

Comedians and performers are always looking for new ways to stand out from the crowd. In our experience, the best way to impress agents and promoters - as well as audiences - is to hone a really ...

John Bishop is piloting a new BBC quiz show about guessing, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal. Wisdom Of The Crowd is billed as being "all about making educated guesses, think of a 'guess ...

Here is the first quiz in 2025 written by Hercules Grytpype Thynne. As always, some tough ones - so good luck! 1. What was the name of the friend of the Victoria Wood character who wore a yellow hat?

Andy Zaltzman has been on the Bloomsbury Theatre stage for less than two minutes before he starts attempting to passionately convince us of the merits of cricket. "Give the people what some of them ...

Niki Walton's first quiz of 2025 is full of entertaining questions. Have a go: 6. Select the comedy show which was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 between 1989 and 1990, and on BBC2 from 1990 to 1992.