It will come as little surprise, but Have I Got News For You will tonight mock Donald Trump’s flip-flopping over tariffs, sending global economies haywire. Speaking about the chaos, Ian Hislop said: ...

Eve Delaney and Ruth Huskisson has been named as this year’s staff comedy writers for BBC Studios Audio department. Their contract will involve them writing on Radio 4 shows such as The News Quiz, ...

Australian comedian Alice Fraser has cancelled a planned visit to America for fears her past jokes about Donald Trump might land her in trouble with immigration. The stand-up had planned a trip to New ...

The Burton Brothers were one of the finds of last year’s Melbourne comedy festival, with their distinctive, tightly scripted show set entirely in 1925.

In her solo festival debut, former Raw Comedy finalist Meg Jäger exudes a faux sense of superiority, acerbic and nonchalant. She makes smug assertions like: ‘Fleetwood Mac? Ever heard of them?’ and ...

Howells recently went viral with an internet clip about her autism, prompting her to consider the pitfalls of fame – from Tiny Tim’s flash-in-the-pan career to Michael Jackson impersonators who let it ...

Angela Barnes is to host a new Radio 4 stand-up showcase recorded at comedy clubs around the UK. Four 30-minute episodes of Live From The UKwill be taped this month at the Frog & Bucket in Manchester, ...

Sky is bringing NBC’s legendary late-night comedy showcase, Saturday Night Live, to the UK and Ireland in 2026. A star-studded lineup of hosts will take to the stage to declare, "Live from London, ...

As a mash-up of over-the-top sketch comedy, documentary narrative and verbatim theatre, even creators Zach Ruane and Alexei Toliopoulos acknowledge that Refused Classification is a tough sell. That ...

Former newsreader Angela Rippon is to guest host Have I Got News For You for the first time. The 80-year-old broadcaster, who will take the chair on April 25, said: ‘It’s been a few years since I said ...

An exhibition of Johnny Vegas ’s sculptures is opening in Liverpool later this month. Metamorphosis will feature work that ...

Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones is making a TV tribute to Merthyr Tydfil with fellow comedy actor Steve Speirs. Speirs – star of the Welsh sitcom The Tuckers and known for playing Richard Burbage in ...