The Trump administration is continuing to test the legal limits of its power, after Elon Musk announced he was creating a federal employee revenge porn database Last night, more than 2 million ...

He said he was ‘absolutely gutted’ to have to cancel the shows, joking: ‘The god of wind is racist. That is my only conclusion.’ Kumar will now perform three shows tomorrow – at 7pm, 9pm and 10.30pm – ...

Chris McCausland’s talk show will not be returning for a second series. Newspaper reports today said that ITV had axed the format as part of a move away from studio-based chat shows.

The Edinburgh Fringe has signed a sponsorship deal with an AI company – just days after MPs heard how the technology was an ...

The Oblivion Boys – comprising Mark Arden and Stephen Frost – are also back. As well as appearances on Saturday Live, The Young Ones and The Black Adder in the 1980s, the pair also became familiar to ...

Rosie O’Donnell is to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut – 45 years after starting her stand-up career The American comedian had her own daytime talk show from 1996 to 2002, when she earned the nickname ...

The Big Belly Comedy Club on London’s South Bank has announced a three-day festival from June 20, with events running at multiple venues, with fans buying wristbands for £35 a day or £50 for the full ...

Bradley Cooper’s new film is based on the life of John Bishop, one of its stars has revealed. The film, Is This Thing On?, stars Will Arnett as a newly divorced man who develops a love for stand-up.

Peter Richardson is reviving his Comic Strip Presents… brand for a series of gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe. The creator of the trailblazing comedy collective will be in conversation with Robin Ince and ...

The BBC are to release a new series of comedy pilots featuring the likes of Fatiha El-Ghorri, Elaine C. Smith and Jordan Brookes. El-Ghorri stats in the first – Donkey – which airs on BBC Three at ...

Simon Bird is to direct a comedy film about a couple who offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Second World War. Pretend I'm Not Here will star Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins and ...

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