Paul Hilleard has been named the first Chortle Hotshot of 2026, following a showcase at The Gaffe comedy club in Bristol. The comic is making his Edinburgh Fringe debut with a show called Grog, about ...

Zeller, who won an Academy Award for his screenplay for the film The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman, is known for blending psychological tension with dark comedy. The Truth follows ...

Frankie Boyle has landed his dream star for the TV adaptation of his debut novel Meantime – in the shape of James McAvoy. The X-Men star has confirmed that he's set to play drug addict-turned-amateur ...

Award-winning radio host, stand-up powerhouse and old-school entertainment machine Charlie Baker returns to the stage with his new show.

Jason Byrne is back and “Byrning” brighter than ever, celebrating 30 glorious years of stand-up. Byrne delivers a riotous night of high-energy storytelling, surreal tangents and unstoppable laughter.

Australian comedian Magda Szubanski has annpounced she is she is in remission, after receiving treatment for a rare and aggressive cancer. The 64-year-old – best known for playing Sharon Strzelecki in ...

More controversy in the Epstein Files as it's revealed that the Department of Justice failed to redact thousands of secret family recipes. Critics argue officials have failed to protect the anonymity ...

Latitude festival has added Sara Pascoe and Sue Perkins to this summer's event, along with a sing-along show from The Horne Section, the band created by Taskmaster's Alex Horne. The two new headliners ...

Ghosts is being made into a film, entitled The Possession of Button House. Filming will start on the big-screen version next month, reuniting the original cast. It comes after the co-creators this ...

Shoot From The Hip are to play what’s believed to be the biggest show ever by a British improv group. The team have announced they will be performing at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, West London, ...

Rob Grant, the co-creator of Red Dwarf, has died unexpectedly. A message from his family has been posted on fan site Ganymede & Titan. It states: ‘With much sadness, we have to announce that Rob Grant ...

Wolf & Owl, the podcast hosted by comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis, is to launch a video version when it returns for a new series next week. The new episodes – which will all be in-studio ...